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Le nozze di Figaro opera in four acts

Title
Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on Beaumarchais' play.
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Publication
Jan. 28, 1961.

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Additional Authors
  • Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
  • Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
  • Siepi, Cesare.
  • Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
  • Amara, Lucine.
  • Borg, Kim.
  • Miller, Mildred, 1924-
  • Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013.
  • Flagello, Ezio.
  • Carelli, Gabor.
  • Nagy, Robert, 1929-
  • Allen, Mildred.
  • Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-
  • Clark, Charleen.
  • Shawn, Dorothy.
  • Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987.
  • Ducloux, Walter.
  • Sauls, Glen.
  • Guttman, Irving, 1928-
  • Robinson, Francis, 1910-
  • Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (237 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 28, 1961
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 28, 1961.
Uniform Title
  • Nozze di Figaro
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Biographies in music (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Nozze di Figaro
Subjects
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:08:40 (synopses and features) ; 2:49:30 (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)
  • Cesare Siepi (Figaro) ; Roberta Peters (Susanna) ; Lucine Amara (Countess) ; Kim Borg (Count) ; Mildred Miller (Cherubino) ; Regina Resnik (Marcellina) ; Ezio Flagello (Dr. Bartolo) ; Gabor Carelli (Basilio) ; Robert Nagy (Don Curzio) ; Mildred Allen (Barbarina) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Antonio) ; Charleen Clark, Dorothy Shawn (Peasant girls) ; 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. 28, 1961.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
Side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky discusses Le nozze di Figaro) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, George Marek, Walter Ducloux, Glen Sauls and Irving Guttman) -- Side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Biographies in music (Francis Robinson presents a portrait of, and briefly interviews, Giovanni Martinelli) ; 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
*LTCM 135 (F)
OCLC
NYPG85-R335
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Title
Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on Beaumarchais' play.
Imprint
Jan. 28, 1961.
Playing Time
010840 024930
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 28, 1961
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 28, 1961.
Cast
Cesare Siepi (Figaro) ; Roberta Peters (Susanna) ; Lucine Amara (Countess) ; Kim Borg (Count) ; Mildred Miller (Cherubino) ; Regina Resnik (Marcellina) ; Ezio Flagello (Dr. Bartolo) ; Gabor Carelli (Basilio) ; Robert Nagy (Don Curzio) ; Mildred Allen (Barbarina) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Antonio) ; Charleen Clark, Dorothy Shawn (Peasant girls) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 25, no. 23 (Jan. 28, 1961).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 28, 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 Italian.
Added Author
Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist
Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Mariage de Figaro.
Siepi, Cesare. Performer
Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Performer
Amara, Lucine. Performer
Borg, Kim. Performer
Miller, Mildred, 1924- Performer
Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013. Performer
Flagello, Ezio. Performer
Carelli, Gabor. Performer
Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer
Allen, Mildred. Performer
Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909- Performer
Clark, Charleen. Performer
Shawn, Dorothy. Performer
Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Sauls, Glen. Commentator
Guttman, Irving, 1928- Commentator
Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator
Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Biographies in music (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 135 (F) (Production notes filed in listening room.)
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