Research Catalog

Title

Antony and Cleopatra : radio broadcast, 1966-09-16 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Samuel Barber ; the text of William Shakespeare adapted by Franco Zeffirelli.

Author

Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Zeffirelli, Franco.
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
• Price, Leontyne.
• Díaz, Justino.
• Elias, Rosalind.
• Amparan, Belen.
• Thomas, Jess.
• Pracht, Mary Ellen.
• Flagello, Ezio.
• Macurdy, John.
• Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
• Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
• Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
• Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-
• Nagy, Robert, 1929-
• Christopher, Russell.
• Boucher, Gene.
• Goodloe, Robert.
• Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985.
• Michalski, Raymond.
• Bottcher, Ron.
• Marek, Dan.
• Carelli, Gabor.
• Schmorr, Robert.
• Ghazal, Edward.
• Scott, Norman, 1921-1968.
• Griffin, Norman.
• Strang, Lloyd.
• Trehy, John.
• Paola, Paul de.
• Forero, Luis.
• Sliker, Peter.
• Scott, Bruce.
• Schippers, Thomas.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Krawitz, Herman E.
• Herman, Robert, 1925-
• Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
• Rockefeller, John D., III (John Davison), 1906-1978.
• Bliss, Anthony A., 1913-1991.
• Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Robinson, Francis, 1910-
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

4 sound cassettes (266 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-09-16 (Sept. 16, 1966)]

Uniform Title

• Star-spangled banner (Song)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subjects

• Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997 > Interviews
• Antonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?-30 B.C
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C
• Zeffirelli, Franco > Interviews
• Operas

Note

• Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
• Durations: 2:13:50 (synopses and features) ; 2:12:00 (opera).
• Production notes and official cast list (8 p.) on file in the Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Sep. 16, 1966.

Language (note)

• Sung in English.

Contents

side 1. Introduction (Milton Cross) ; Guided tour of the new Met with Herman Krawitz and Robert Herman ; Greetings from Rudolph Bing and members of the cast ; National anthem ; Speech by John D. Rockefeller III -- side 2. Speech by Anthony Bliss ; Synopsis of act 1 (Cross) ; Mrs. August Belmont calls from Maine ; Edward Downes interviews celebrities -- side 3. Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Francis Robinson interviews Franco Zeffirelli -- side 4. Edward Downes interviews Rudolf Bing ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Announcement by Bing -- side 5. Act 1, scenes 1-5 -- side 6. act 1, scenes 6-7 -- side 7. Act 2 -- side 8. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call Number

*LTCM 246 (F)

OCLC

NYPG87-R136

Author

Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.

Title

Antony and Cleopatra : radio broadcast, 1966-09-16 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Samuel Barber ; the text of William Shakespeare adapted by Franco Zeffirelli.

Playing Time

021350 021200

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-09-16 (Sept. 16, 1966)]

Performer

Leontyne Price (Cleopatra) ; Justino Díaz (Antony) ; Rosalind Elias (Carmian) ; Belén Amparán (Iras) ; Jess Thomas (Caesar) ; Mary Ellen Pracht (Octavia) ; Ezio Flagello (Enobarbus) ; John Macurdy (Agrippa) ; Andrea Velis (Mardian) ; Clifford Harvuot (Clown) ; Paul Franke (Messenger) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Soothsayer) ; Robert Nagy (Lepidus) ; Russell Christopher (Maecenas) ; Gene Boucher (Dolabella) ; Robert Goodloe (Thidias) ; Louis Sgarro (Decretas) ; Raymond Michalski (Alexas) ; Ron Bottcher (Scarus) ; Dan Marek (Captain) ; Gabor Carelli (Soldier of Caesar) ; Robert Schmorr (First guard) ; Edward Ghazal (Second guard) ; Norman Scott (Third guard) ; Norman Griffin (Demetrius) ; Lloyd Strang (Canidius) ; John Trehy (Soldier of Antony) ; Paul De Paola (First watchman) ; Luis Forero (Second watchman) ; Peter Sliker (Sentinel) ; Bruce Scott (Eros) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Thomas Schippers, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Original Version

Re-recorded at NYPL in May 1987, from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (5 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 31, no. 2 (Sep. 2, 1966).

Event

Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Sep. 16, 1966.

Language

Sung in English.

Added Author

Zeffirelli, Franco. Adapter

Zeffirelli, Franco. Commentator

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Antony and Cleopatra.

Price, Leontyne. Performer

Díaz, Justino. Performer

Elias, Rosalind. Performer

Amparan, Belen. Performer

Thomas, Jess. Performer

Pracht, Mary Ellen. Performer

Flagello, Ezio. Performer

Macurdy, John. Performer

Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer

Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer

Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer

Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909- Performer

Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer

Christopher, Russell. Performer

Boucher, Gene. Performer

Goodloe, Robert. Performer

Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer

Michalski, Raymond. Performer

Bottcher, Ron. Performer

Marek, Dan. Performer

Carelli, Gabor. Performer

Schmorr, Robert. Performer

Ghazal, Edward. Performer

Scott, Norman, 1921-1968. Performer

Griffin, Norman. Performer

Strang, Lloyd. Performer

Trehy, John. Performer

Paola, Paul de. Performer

Forero, Luis. Performer

Sliker, Peter. Performer

Scott, Bruce. Performer

Schippers, Thomas. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Krawitz, Herman E. Commentator

Herman, Robert, 1925- Commentator

Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. Commentator

Rockefeller, John D., III (John Davison), 1906-1978. Commentator

Bliss, Anthony A., 1913-1991. Commentator

Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Star-spangled banner (Song)

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LTCM 246 (F) (Production notes on file.)