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Turandot opera in three acts

Title
Turandot [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, based on the play by Carlo Gozzi ; last duet and finale completed by Franco Alfano.
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

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Additional Authors
  • Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954.
  • Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946.
  • Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952.
  • Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806.
  • Jones, Gwyneth, 1936-
  • Stratas, Teresa
  • Popov, V. (Vladimir), 1947-
  • G︠i︡uzelev, Nikola, 1936-
  • Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
  • Croft, Dwayne
  • Forest, Michael
  • Laciura, Anthony
  • Cordial, Gary
  • Fritz, Joseph
  • Stocker, Christopher
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Chew, Ming
  • Costello, Robert
  • Withers, Beverly
  • Spann, Annette
  • Andrey, Pauline
  • Gelinas, Linda
  • Laurence, Suzanne
  • Rievman, Ellen
  • Santi, Nello
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-
  • Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Purdy, Christopher
  • Freeman, John W.
  • Weaver, William, 1923-2013
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
4 sound discs (189 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 1, 1992]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Met moments (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Durations: 1:01:08 (synopses and features) ; 2:08:21 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Gwyneth Jones (Turandot) ; Teresa Stratas (Liù) ; Vladimir Popov (Calaf) ; Nicola Ghiuselev (Timur) ; Andrea Velis (Emperor Altoum) ; Dwayne Croft (Ping) ; Michael Forest (Pang) ; Anthony Laciura (Pong) ; Gary Cordial, Joseph Fritz and Christopher Stocker (Three Masks) ; James Courtney (Mandarin) ; Ming Chew (Executioner) ; Robert Costello (Prince of Persia) ; Beverly Withers and Annette Spann (Handmaidens) ; Pauline Andrey, Linda Gelinas, Suzanne Laurence and Ellen Rievman (Temptresses) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 1, 1992.
Reproduction (note)
  • Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 605 (F)
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Fr. M. Owen Lee discusses Turandot and Puccini) ; Met moments [originally aired Feb. 15, 1969] (William Weaver discusses the Puccini clan in Lucca) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Christopher Purdy, John W. Freeman and M. Owen Lee) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen).
Call Number
*LDC 30386
OCLC
NYPG92-R1400
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
Turandot [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, based on the play by Carlo Gozzi ; last duet and finale completed by Franco Alfano.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 1, 1992]
Cast
Gwyneth Jones (Turandot) ; Teresa Stratas (Liù) ; Vladimir Popov (Calaf) ; Nicola Ghiuselev (Timur) ; Andrea Velis (Emperor Altoum) ; Dwayne Croft (Ping) ; Michael Forest (Pang) ; Anthony Laciura (Pong) ; Gary Cordial, Joseph Fritz and Christopher Stocker (Three Masks) ; James Courtney (Mandarin) ; Ming Chew (Executioner) ; Robert Costello (Prince of Persia) ; Beverly Withers and Annette Spann (Handmaidens) ; Pauline Andrey, Linda Gelinas, Suzanne Laurence and Ellen Rievman (Temptresses) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Preservation copy re-recorded at NYPL in June, 1992, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 56, no. 10 (Feb. 1, 1992).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 1, 1992.
Reproduction
Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 605 (F)
Language
Sung in Italian.
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Added Author
Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954. Librettist
Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946. Librettist
Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952. Librettist
Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806. Turandot.
Jones, Gwyneth, 1936- Performer
Stratas, Teresa. Performer
Popov, V. (Vladimir), 1947- Performer
G︠i︡uzelev, Nikola, 1936- Performer
Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
Croft, Dwayne. Performer
Forest, Michael. Performer
Laciura, Anthony. Performer
Cordial, Gary. Performer
Fritz, Joseph. Performer
Stocker, Christopher. Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- performer
Chew, Ming. Performer
Costello, Robert. Performer
Withers, Beverly. Performer
Spann, Annette. Performer
Andrey, Pauline. Performer
Gelinas, Linda. Performer
Laurence, Suzanne. Performer
Rievman, Ellen. Performer
Santi, Nello. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Purdy, Christopher. Commentator
Freeman, John W. Commentator
Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Met moments (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 30386 Service copy.
*LTCM 605 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 30386.
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