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Romeo et Juliette opera in a prologue and three acts (six scenes)
- Title
- Romeo et Juliette [sound recording] : opera in a prologue and three acts (six scenes) / music by Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after Shakespeare's play.
- Author
- Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
- Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Gedda, Nicolai.
- Freni, Mirella, 1935-2020.
- Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
- Reardon, John, 1930-1988.
- Macurdy, John.
- Michalski, Raymond.
- Baldwin, Marcia.
- Boucher, Gene.
- Love, Shirley.
- Schmorr, Robert.
- Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-
- Scott, Norman, 1921-1968.
- Molinari-Pradelli, Francesco.
- Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
- McEwen, Terry.
- Downes, Edward, 1911-
- Skinner, Cornelia Otis, 1901-1979.
- Wood, Peggy, 1892-1978.
- Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977.
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
- Description
- 3 sound cassettes (231 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
- Series Statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 13, 1968]
- Uniform Title
- Roméo et Juliette
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)
- Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Alternative Title
- Roméo et Juliette
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Live sound recordings.
- Note
- Titles from Opera news.
- Durations: 1:10:11 (synopses and features) ; 2:41:00 (opera).
- Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
- Indexed In (note)
- Opera news
- Event (note)
- Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 13, 1968.
- Reproduction (note)
- Service copy (3 sound cassettes : mono., Dolby-B processed) available in *LTCM 285 (F).
- Language (note)
- Sung in French.
- Contents
- side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Prologue and Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Terry McEwen on "Singers, my favorite subject") ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Peggy Wood, Cornelia Otis Skinner and Cyril Ritchard) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Broadcast announcer's closing remarks -- side 3. Prologue ; Act 1, through "Terminons la nuit gaîment!" (middle of Finale) -- side 4. Act 1. Finale (conclusion)--ballet to end ; Act 2, scene 1 -- side 5. Act 2, scenes 2 and 3 -- side 6. Act 3 (complete).
- Call Number
- *LTCM 285 (F)
- OCLC
- NYPG87-R287
- Author
- Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
- Title
- Romeo et Juliette [sound recording] : opera in a prologue and three acts (six scenes) / music by Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after Shakespeare's play.
- Playing Time
- 011011 024100
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 13, 1968]Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 13, 1968]
- Performer
- Nicolai Gedda (Romeo) ; Mirella Freni (Juliette) ; Charles Anthony (Tybalt) ; John Reardon (Mercutio) ; John Macurdy (Friar Laurence) ; Raymond Michalski (Capulet) ; Marcia Baldwin (Stephano) ; Gene Boucher (Paris) ; Shirley Love (Gertrude) ; Robert Schmorr (Benvolio) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Gregorio) ; Norman Scott (Duke of Verona) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
- Original Version
- Re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1987, from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
- Indexed In:
- Opera news, v. 32, no. 24 (Apr. 13, 1968).
- Event
- Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 13, 1968.
- Reproduction
- Service copy (3 sound cassettes : mono., Dolby-B processed) available in *LTCM 285 (F).
- Language
- Sung in French.
- Added Author
- Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. LibrettistCarré, Michel, 1819-1872. LibrettistShakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet.Gedda, Nicolai. PerformerFreni, Mirella, 1935-2020. PerformerAnthony, Charles, 1929-2012. PerformerReardon, John, 1930-1988. PerformerMacurdy, John. PerformerMichalski, Raymond. PerformerBaldwin, Marcia. PerformerBoucher, Gene. PerformerLove, Shirley. PerformerSchmorr, Robert. PerformerAlvary, Lorenzo, 1909- PerformerScott, Norman, 1921-1968. PerformerMolinari-Pradelli, Francesco. ConductorCross, Milton, 1897-1975. CommentatorMcEwen, Terry. CommentatorDownes, Edward, 1911- CommentatorSkinner, Cornelia Otis, 1901-1979. CommentatorWood, Peggy, 1892-1978. CommentatorRitchard, Cyril, 1897-1977. CommentatorMetropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Added Title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
- *LTCM 285 (F) Production notes in listening room.