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Boris Godunov : opera in three acts

Title
Boris Godunov : radio broadcast, 1961-01-07 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / M.P. Mussorgsky, based on Pushkin ; orchestration by Dimitri Shostakovich ; English text by John Gutman.
Author
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881.

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Additional Authors
  • Gutman, John.
  • Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975.
  • Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837.
  • London, George, 1920-1985.
  • Vanni, Helen.
  • Stratas, Teresa.
  • Roggero, Margaret.
  • Kelley, Norman.
  • Marsh, Calvin.
  • Tozzi, Giorgio.
  • Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969.
  • Dunn, Mignon.
  • Borg, Kim.
  • Flagello, Ezio.
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Lipton, Martha.
  • Hawkins, Osie.
  • Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
  • Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985.
  • Nagy, Robert, 1929-
  • Votipka, Thelma.
  • Powell, Thomas, 1919-
  • Balestrieri, Anthony.
  • Trehy, John.
  • Weiss, Rob.
  • Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Hines, Jerome, 1921-
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Harrison, Jay.
  • Price, Walter, 1931-
  • Simon, Henry W. (Henry William), 1901-1970.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (229 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 7, 1961\610107\]
Uniform Title
  • Boris Godunov (Shostakovich). English
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Boris Godunov (Shostakovich).
Subject
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:02:55 (synopses and features) ; 2:45:45 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein listening room.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • George London (Boris) ; Helen Vanni (Fyodor) ; Teresa Stratas (Xenia) ; Margaret Roggero (Xenia's nurse) ; Norman Kelley (Shuiski) ; Calvin Marsh (Shchelkalov) ; Giorgio Tozzi (Pimen) ; Brian Sullivan (False Dimitri) ; Mignon Dunn (Marina) ; Kim Borg (Rangoni) ; Ezio Flagello (Varlaam) ; Charles Anthony (Missail) ; Martha Lipton (Innkeeper) ; Osie Hawkins (Frontier guard) ; Paul Franke (Simpleton) ; Louis Sgarro (Nikitich) ; Robert Nagy (Boyar) ; Thelma Votipka (Woman) ; Thomas Powell (Mityukh) ; Anthony Balestrieri (Krushchov) ; John Trehy (Lavitski) ; Hal Roberts (Chernikovski) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 7, 1961.
Language (note)
  • Sung in English.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky and Jerome Hines discuss Boris Godunov) ; Synopsis of act 2, scene 1 (Cross) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 2, scene 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Walter Price, Henry Simon and Jay Harrison) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 through scene 4: Varlaam's Song -- side 4. Act 1, conclusion ; Act 2, scene 1 -- side 5. Act 2, scene 2 ; Act 3, scene 1 -- side 6. Act 3, scenes 2-3 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LTCM 133 (F)
OCLC
NYPG85-R333
Author
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881.
Title
Boris Godunov : radio broadcast, 1961-01-07 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / M.P. Mussorgsky, based on Pushkin ; orchestration by Dimitri Shostakovich ; English text by John Gutman.
Playing Time
010255 024545
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 7, 1961\610107\]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 7, 1961\610107\]
Cast
George London (Boris) ; Helen Vanni (Fyodor) ; Teresa Stratas (Xenia) ; Margaret Roggero (Xenia's nurse) ; Norman Kelley (Shuiski) ; Calvin Marsh (Shchelkalov) ; Giorgio Tozzi (Pimen) ; Brian Sullivan (False Dimitri) ; Mignon Dunn (Marina) ; Kim Borg (Rangoni) ; Ezio Flagello (Varlaam) ; Charles Anthony (Missail) ; Martha Lipton (Innkeeper) ; Osie Hawkins (Frontier guard) ; Paul Franke (Simpleton) ; Louis Sgarro (Nikitich) ; Robert Nagy (Boyar) ; Thelma Votipka (Woman) ; Thomas Powell (Mityukh) ; Anthony Balestrieri (Krushchov) ; John Trehy (Lavitski) ; Hal Roberts (Chernikovski) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 25, no. 9 (Jan. 7, 1961).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 7, 1961.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL, May, 1985, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Language
Sung in English.
Added Author
Gutman, John. Translator
Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Arranger
Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837. Boris Godunov.
London, George, 1920-1985. Performer
Vanni, Helen. Performer
Stratas, Teresa. Performer
Roggero, Margaret. Performer
Kelley, Norman. Performer
Marsh, Calvin. Performer
Tozzi, Giorgio. Performer
Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969. Performer
Dunn, Mignon. Performer
Borg, Kim. Performer
Flagello, Ezio. Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Lipton, Martha. Performer
Hawkins, Osie. Performer
Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer
Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer
Votipka, Thelma. Performer
Powell, Thomas, 1919- Performer
Balestrieri, Anthony. Performer
Trehy, John. Performer
Weiss, Rob. Performer
Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Hines, Jerome, 1921- Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Harrison, Jay. Commentator
Price, Walter, 1931- Commentator
Simon, Henry W. (Henry William), 1901-1970. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 133 (F) \(Production notes filed in listening room.)
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