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Billy Budd : opera in two acts

Title
Billy Budd : radio broadcast, 1984-04-14 [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-
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Nimnicht, Darren.
  • Clark, Richard J.
  • Brewer, James.
  • Meredith, Morley.
  • Byars, Christopher.
  • McDonnell, Douglas.
  • Owen, Richard.
  • Watkins, Dana.
  • Darrenkamp, John.
  • Laciura, Anthony.
  • Best, Michael.
  • Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
  • Glossop, Peter, 1928-
  • Robbins, Julien.
  • Morris, James, 1947-
  • Nagy, Robert, 1929-
  • Castel, Nico.
  • Duesing, Dale.
  • Glassman, Allan.
  • Flagello, Ezio.
  • Rigby, Mark.
  • Simeone, Domenico.
  • Atherton, David, 1944-
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-
  • Blegen, Judith.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Jacobson, Robert M.
  • Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
  • Weaver, William, 1923-2013
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (194 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 14, 1984]
Uniform Title
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:34:38 (synopses and features) ; 2:39:33 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Richard Cassilly (Captain Fairfax) ; James Courtney (First mate) ; Darren Nimnicht (Second mate) ; Richard J. Clark (Mr. Flint) ; James Brewer (A sailor) ; Morley Meredith (Bosun) ; Christopher Byars, Douglas McDonnell, Richard Owen and Dana Watkins (Midshipmen) ; John Darrenkamp (Donald) ; Anthony Laciura (Maintop) ; Michael Best (The novice) ; Andrea Velis (Squeak) ; Peter Glossop (Mr. Redburn) ; Julien Robbins (Lieutenant Ratcliffe) ; James Morris (John Claggart) ; Robert Nagy (Red Whiskers) ; Nico Castel (Arthur Jones) ; Dale Duesing (Billy Budd) ; Allan Glassman (The novice's friend) ; Ezio Flagello (Dansker) ; Mark Rigby (Cabin boy) ; Domenico Simeone (Gunner's mate) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; David Atherton, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 14, 1984.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 454 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in English.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Robert Jacobson, M. Owen Lee and William Weaver) ; 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 "Trial of Billy Budd" -- side 6. Act 2 concluded ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 454 (F)
OCLC
NYPG91-R126
Author
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
Title
Billy Budd : radio broadcast, 1984-04-14 [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
003438 023933
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 14, 1984]
Cast
Richard Cassilly (Captain Fairfax) ; James Courtney (First mate) ; Darren Nimnicht (Second mate) ; Richard J. Clark (Mr. Flint) ; James Brewer (A sailor) ; Morley Meredith (Bosun) ; Christopher Byars, Douglas McDonnell, Richard Owen and Dana Watkins (Midshipmen) ; John Darrenkamp (Donald) ; Anthony Laciura (Maintop) ; Michael Best (The novice) ; Andrea Velis (Squeak) ; Peter Glossop (Mr. Redburn) ; Julien Robbins (Lieutenant Ratcliffe) ; James Morris (John Claggart) ; Robert Nagy (Red Whiskers) ; Nico Castel (Arthur Jones) ; Dale Duesing (Billy Budd) ; Allan Glassman (The novice's friend) ; Ezio Flagello (Dansker) ; Mark Rigby (Cabin boy) ; Domenico Simeone (Gunner's mate) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; David Atherton, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1990, 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. 48, no. 15 (Apr. 14, 1984).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 14, 1984.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 454 (F)
Language
Sung in English.
Added Author
Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970. Librettist
Crozier, Eric. Librettist
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Billy Budd.
Cassilly, Richard, 1927- Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- performer.
Nimnicht, Darren. Performer
Clark, Richard J. Performer
Brewer, James. Performer
Meredith, Morley. Performer
Byars, Christopher. Performer
McDonnell, Douglas. Performer
Owen, Richard. Performer
Watkins, Dana. Performer
Darrenkamp, John. Performer
Laciura, Anthony. Performer
Best, Michael. Performer
Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
Glossop, Peter, 1928- Performer
Robbins, Julien. Performer
Morris, James, 1947- Performer
Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer
Castel, Nico. Performer
Duesing, Dale. Performer
Glassman, Allan. Performer
Flagello, Ezio. Performer
Rigby, Mark. Performer
Simeone, Domenico. Performer
Atherton, David, 1944- Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
Blegen, Judith. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Jacobson, Robert M. Commentator
Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 454 (F) \(Production notes on file.)
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