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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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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. Librettist
Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet.
Gedda, Nicolai. Performer
Freni, Mirella, 1935-2020. Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Reardon, John, 1930-1988. Performer
Macurdy, John. Performer
Michalski, Raymond. Performer
Baldwin, Marcia. Performer
Boucher, Gene. Performer
Love, Shirley. Performer
Schmorr, Robert. Performer
Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909- Performer
Scott, Norman, 1921-1968. Performer
Molinari-Pradelli, Francesco. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
McEwen, Terry. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Skinner, Cornelia Otis, 1901-1979. Commentator
Wood, Peggy, 1892-1978. Commentator
Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977. Commentator
Metropolitan 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.
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