Research Catalog
Orfeo ed Euridice opera in three acts
- Title
- Orfeo ed Euridice [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Christoph Willibald von Gluck ; libretto by Ranieri de Calzabigi.
- Author
- Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787.
Details
- Additional Authors
- Calzabigi, Ranieri de, 1714-1795.
- Stevens, Risë, 1913-
- Güden, Hilde.
- Hurley, Laurel.
- Vartenissian, Shakeh.
- Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004.
- Monteux, Pierre, 1875-1964.
- Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
- Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
- Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
- Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008.
- Matzenauer, Margarete, 1881-1963.
- Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
- Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
- Bagar, Robert C.
- Harrison, Jay.
- De Schauensee, Max.
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
- Description
- 4 sound tape reels (187 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
- Series Statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 9, 1955]
- Uniform Title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)
- 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: 0:53:55 (synopses and features) ; 2:13:10 (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)
- Risë Stevens (Orfeo) ; Hilde Gueden (Euridice) ; Laurel Hurley (Amore) ; Shakeh Vartenissian (Un'ombre felice) ; Alicia Markova (Premiere danseuse) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Pierre Monteux, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
- Event (note)
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 9, 1955.
- Reproduction (note)
- Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 426 (F)
- Language (note)
- Sung in Italian.
- Contents
- side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Mrs. August Belmont ; Opera news on the air (Norman Dello Joio, host, with Margarete Matzenauer and Alicia Markova) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with Deems Taylor, Robert Bagar, Jay Harrison and Max de Schauensee) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Sir Rudolf Bing salutes Pierre Monteux -- side 3. Act 1 through Synopsis of scene 2 (Cross) -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Act 2 ; Act 3 through "Vieni! Vieni! appaga il tuo consorte" -- side 6. Act 3 concluded ; Closing remarks (Cross).
- Call Number
- *LT-10 6092
- OCLC
- NYPG90-R831
- Author
- Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787.
- Title
- Orfeo ed Euridice [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Christoph Willibald von Gluck ; libretto by Ranieri de Calzabigi.
- Playing Time
- 005355 021310
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 9, 1955]Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 9, 1955]
- Cast
- Risë Stevens (Orfeo) ; Hilde Gueden (Euridice) ; Laurel Hurley (Amore) ; Shakeh Vartenissian (Un'ombre felice) ; Alicia Markova (Premiere danseuse) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Pierre Monteux, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
- Original Version
- Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in May, 1990, from aluminum-based acetates (7 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
- Indexed In:
- Opera news, v. 19, no. 22 (Apr. 4, 1955).
- Event
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 9, 1955.
- Reproduction
- Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 426 (F)
- Language
- Sung in Italian.
- Added Author
- Calzabigi, Ranieri de, 1714-1795. LibrettistStevens, Risë, 1913- PerformerGüden, Hilde. PerformerHurley, Laurel. PerformerVartenissian, Shakeh. PerformerMarkova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004. Performer. CommentatorMonteux, Pierre, 1875-1964. ConductorCross, Milton, 1897-1975. CommentatorBelmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- CommentatorBing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. CommentatorDello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008. CommentatorMatzenauer, Margarete, 1881-1963. CommentatorLawrence, Robert, 1912- CommentatorTaylor, Deems, 1885-1966. CommentatorBagar, Robert C. CommentatorHarrison, Jay. CommentatorDe Schauensee, Max. 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
- *LT-10 6092 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 426 (F)*LTCM 426 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 6092.