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Turandot opera in three acts

Title
Turandot [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini, completed by Franco Alfano ; libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, after plays by Gozzi and Schiller.
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.
  • Nilsson, Birgit.
  • Corelli, Franco.
  • Freni, Mirella, 1935-2020.
  • Giaiotti, Bonaldo.
  • Caruso, Mariano.
  • Uppman, Theodor, 1920-
  • Nagy, Robert, 1929-
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Goodloe, Robert.
  • Mehta, Zubin.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
  • Kennedy, Raymond F.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
  • Coveney, John.
  • Harrison, Jay.
  • Levy, Marvin David.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
on 5 sides of 3 sound cassettes (188 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-12-03 (Dec. 3, 1966)]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Note
  • Titles from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:07:30 (synopses and features) ; 2:00:35 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (6 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, Dec. 3, 1966.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 247 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Ray Kennedy interviews Rudolf Bing) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Mary Ellis Peltz, John Coveney, Jay Harrison and Marvin David Levy) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LTCM 247 (F)
OCLC
NYPG87-R137
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
Turandot [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini, completed by Franco Alfano ; libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, after plays by Gozzi and Schiller.
Playing Time
010730 020035
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-12-03 (Dec. 3, 1966)]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-12-03 (Dec. 3, 1966)]
Performer
Birgit Nilsson (Princess Turandot) ; Franco Corelli (Calaf) ; Mirella Freni (Liu) ; Bonaldo Giaiotti (Timur) ; Mariano Caruso (Emperor Altoum) ; Theodor Uppman (Ping) ; Robert Nagy (Pang) ; Charles Anthony (Pong) ; Robert Goodloe (Mandarin) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Zubin Mehta, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Dec. 1986, from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 31, no. 6 (Dec. 3, 1966).
Event
Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 3, 1966.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 247 (F)
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954. Composer
Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946. Librettist
Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952. Librettist
Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806. Turandot.
Nilsson, Birgit. Performer
Corelli, Franco. Performer
Freni, Mirella, 1935-2020. Performer
Giaiotti, Bonaldo. Performer
Caruso, Mariano. Performer
Uppman, Theodor, 1920- Performer
Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Goodloe, Robert. Performer
Mehta, Zubin. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. Commentator
Kennedy, Raymond F. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
Coveney, John. Commentator
Harrison, Jay. Commentator
Levy, Marvin David. 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 247 (F) \(Production notes filed in listening room.)
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