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Billy Budd : opera in two acts
- Title
- Billy Budd : radio broadcast, 1980-04-19 [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, adapted from the story by Herman Melville.
- Author
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
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- Additional Authors
- Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970.
- Crozier, Eric
- Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
- Cassilly, Richard, 1927-
- Smith, Andrew (Singer)
- Boucher, Gene
- Ward, David, 1922-
- Apy, Arthur
- Meredith, Morley
- Buchenholz, Christopher
- Fishman, Brett
- Renfroe, Owen
- Waldman, Price
- Darrenkamp, John
- Carpenter, John (Singer)
- Atherton, James
- Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
- Glossop, Peter, 1928-
- Robbins, Julien
- Morris, James, 1947-
- Nagy, Robert, 1929-
- Castel, Nico
- Stilwell, Richard
- Davies, John (Singer)
- Foldi, Andrew, 1920-
- Rigby, Scott
- Baker, Cecil
- Leppard, Raymond
- Allen, Peter, 1920-
- Woitach, Richard
- Masiello, Alberta
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
- Description
- 3 sound cassettes (192 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.
- Series Statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 19, 1980]
- Uniform Title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Alternative Title
- Richard McGuinn collection of music noncommercial recordings.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Live sound recordings.
- Note
- Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
- Durations: 0:36:15 (synopses and features) ; 2:36:06 (opera).
- Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
- With (note)
- On reel with: Un ballo in maschera (service copy in *LDC 52754)
- Indexed In (note)
- Opera news
- Performer (note)
- Richard Cassilly (Captain Vere) ; Andrew Smith (First mate) ; Gene Boucher (Second mate) ; David Ward (Mr. Flint) ; Arthur Apy (A sailor) ; Morley Meredith (Bosun) ; Christopher Buchenholz, Brett Fishman, Owen Renfroe and Price Waldman (Midshipmen) ; John Darrenkamp (Donald) ; John Carpenter (Maintop) ; James Atherton (The novice) ; Andrea Velis (Squeak) ; Peter Glossop (Mr. Redburn) ; Julien Robbins (Lieutenant Ratcliffe) ; James Morris (Claggart) ; Robert Nagy (Red Whiskers) ; Nico Castel (Arthur Jone) ; Richard Stilwell (Billy Budd) ; John Davies (The novice's friend) ; Andrew Foldi (Dansker) ; Scott Rigby (Cabin boy) ; Cecil Baker (Gunner's mate) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Raymond Leppard, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
- Event (note)
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 19, 1980.
- Reproduction (note)
- Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 644 (F)
- Language (note)
- Sung in English.
- Contents
- side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Richard Woitach and Alberta Masiello) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. [blank] -- side 3. Act 1 through "Don't like the French" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Act 2 through "Trail of Billy Budd" -- side 6. Act 2 concluded ; Closing remarks (Allen).
- Call Number
- *LDC 52765
- OCLC
- NYPG92-R2033
- Author
- Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
- Title
- Billy Budd : radio broadcast, 1980-04-19 [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, adapted from the story by Herman Melville.
- Playing Time
- 003615 023606
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 19, 1980]
- Cast
- Richard Cassilly (Captain Vere) ; Andrew Smith (First mate) ; Gene Boucher (Second mate) ; David Ward (Mr. Flint) ; Arthur Apy (A sailor) ; Morley Meredith (Bosun) ; Christopher Buchenholz, Brett Fishman, Owen Renfroe and Price Waldman (Midshipmen) ; John Darrenkamp (Donald) ; John Carpenter (Maintop) ; James Atherton (The novice) ; Andrea Velis (Squeak) ; Peter Glossop (Mr. Redburn) ; Julien Robbins (Lieutenant Ratcliffe) ; James Morris (Claggart) ; Robert Nagy (Red Whiskers) ; Nico Castel (Arthur Jone) ; Richard Stilwell (Billy Budd) ; John Davies (The novice's friend) ; Andrew Foldi (Dansker) ; Scott Rigby (Cabin boy) ; Cecil Baker (Gunner's mate) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Raymond Leppard, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
- Original Version
- Re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 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. 44, no. 20 (Apr. 19, 1980).
- Event
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 19, 1980.
- Reproduction
- Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 644 (F)
- Local Note
- Additional service copy (3 audio discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archival reel from "Richard McGuinn collection of music noncommercial recordings" in *LDC 52765.Archival original: (1 audiotape reel : analog, 3 3/4 ips., 4 track stereo ; 10 in.) in *LT-10 6002.
- With:
- On reel with: Un ballo in maschera (service copy in *LDC 52754)
- Language
- Sung in English.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970. LibrettistCrozier, Eric. LibrettistMelville, Herman, 1819-1891. Billy Budd.Cassilly, Richard, 1927- PerformerSmith, Andrew (Singer) PerformerBoucher, Gene. PerformerWard, David, 1922- PerformerApy, Arthur. PerformerMeredith, Morley. PerformerBuchenholz, Christopher. PerformerFishman, Brett. PerformerRenfroe, Owen. PerformerWaldman, Price. PerformerDarrenkamp, John. PerformerCarpenter, John (Singer) PerformerAtherton, James. PerformerVelis, Andrea, 1932-1994. PerformerGlossop, Peter, 1928- PerformerRobbins, Julien. PerformerMorris, James, 1947- PerformerNagy, Robert, 1929- PerformerCastel, Nico. PerformerStilwell, Richard. PerformerDavies, John (Singer) PerformerFoldi, Andrew, 1920- PerformerRigby, Scott. PerformerBaker, Cecil. PerformerLeppard, Raymond. ConductorAllen, Peter, 1920- CommentatorWoitach, Richard. CommentatorMasiello, Alberta. CommentatorMetropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Added Title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)Richard McGuinn collection of music noncommercial recordings.Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
- *LDC 52765*LTCM 644 (F)*LT-10 6002