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Il trovatore opera in four acts

Title
Il trovatore [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Salvatore Cammarano.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852.
  • Milanov, Zinka.
  • Baum, Kurt, 1900-1989.
  • Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
  • Nikolaidi, Elena, 1909-2002
  • Leone, Maria (Soprano)
  • Moscona, Nicola.
  • Hayward, Thomas, 1917-1995
  • Brazis, Algerd.
  • McCracken, James, 1926-1988
  • Cleva, Fausto.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Miller, Philip Lieson, 1906-1996
  • McCormack, John, Mrs.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-1981
  • Bagar, Robert C.
  • Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987.
  • Kolodin, Irving, 1908-1988
  • Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
  • Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound tape reels (208 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 16, 1954]
Uniform Title
  • Trovatore
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan at work (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Trovatore
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:04:03 (synopses and features) ; 2:23:39 (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)
  • Zinka Milanov (Leonora) ; Kurt Baum (Manrico) ; Leonard Warren (Count di Luna) ; Elena Nikolaidi (Azucena) ; Maria Leone (Inez) ; Nicola Moscona (Ferrando) ; Thomas Hayward (Ruiz) ; Algerd Brazis (A gypsy) ; James McCracken (A messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 16, 1954.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 394 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; The Metropolitan at work (Rudolf Bing and Max Rudolf) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky, host, with Philip Miller and Mrs. John McCormack) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with George Marek, Robert Bagar and Irving Kolodin) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LT-10 5544
OCLC
NYPG90-R97
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Il trovatore [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Salvatore Cammarano.
Playing Time
010403 022339
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 16, 1954]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 16, 1954]
Cast
Zinka Milanov (Leonora) ; Kurt Baum (Manrico) ; Leonard Warren (Count di Luna) ; Elena Nikolaidi (Azucena) ; Maria Leone (Inez) ; Nicola Moscona (Ferrando) ; Thomas Hayward (Ruiz) ; Algerd Brazis (A gypsy) ; James McCracken (A messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Dec. 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (8 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 18, no. 10 (Jan. 11, 1954).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 16, 1954.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 394 (F)
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852. Librettist
Milanov, Zinka. Performer
Baum, Kurt, 1900-1989. Performer
Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960. Performer
Nikolaidi, Elena, 1909-2002, singer.
Leone, Maria (Soprano)
Moscona, Nicola. Performer
Hayward, Thomas, 1917-1995, singer.
Brazis, Algerd. Performer
McCracken, James, 1926-1988, singer.
Cleva, Fausto. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Miller, Philip Lieson, 1906-1996, commentator.
McCormack, John, Mrs. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912-1981, commentator.
Bagar, Robert C. Commentator
Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. Commentator
Kolodin, Irving, 1908-1988, commentator.
Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. Commentator
Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan at work (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LT-10 5544 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 394 (F)
*LTCM 394 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 5544.
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