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Title

Cavalleria rusicana : radio broadcast, 1962-12-08 : opera in one act / Pietro Mascagni ; libretto by G. Targioni-Tozzetti and G. Menasci, after the story of Giovanni Verga. Pagliacci : opera in two acts / libretto and music by Ruggiero Leoncavallo [sound recording].

Author

Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945.

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Additional Authors

• Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni, 1863-1934.
• Menasci, Guido.
• Verga, Giovanni, 1840-1922.
• Morell, Barry.
• Dalis, Irene.
• Cassel, Walter.
• Elias, Rosalind.
• Chookasian, Lili.
• Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919.
• Bergonzi, Carlo.
• Kabaivanska, Raina.
• Sereni, Mario.
• Mittelmann, Norman.
• Shirley, George.
• Dembaugh, William.
• Tomanelli, Carlo.
• Cleva, Fausto.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013.
• Stratas, Teresa.
• Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
• Flagello, Ezio.
• Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
• Hook, Howard J, Jr.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
• Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987.
• Price, Walter, 1931-
• Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

3 sound cassettes (206 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Dec. 8, 1962\621208\]

Uniform Title

• Cavalleria rusticana
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

• Cavalleria rusticana
• Pagliacci.

Subject

• Operas

Note

• Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
• Durations: 0:55:20 (synopses and features) ; 2:31:05 (operas).
• Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• In 1st work: Barry Morell (Turiddu) ; Irene Dalis (Santuzza) ; Walter Cassel (Alfio) ; Rosalind Elias (Lola) ; Lili Chookasian (Mamma Lucia).
• In 2nd work: Carlo Bergonzi (Canio) ; Raina Kabaivanska (Nedda) ; Mario Sereni (Tonio) ; Norman Mittelmann (Silvio) ; George Shirley (Beppe) ; William Dembaugh, Carlo Tomanelli (Two villagers).

Event (note)

• Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 8, 1962.

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Cavalleria rusticana (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Risë Stevens, Robert Merrill, Teresa Stratas, Charles Anthony, Ezio Flagello, Norman Mittelmann, George Shirley and Howard J. Hook, Jr.) ; Synopsis of Pagliacci, act 1 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Mary Ellis Peltz, George Marek, Walter Price and Sigmund Spaeth) ; Synopsis of Pagliacci, act 2 (Cross) -- side 3. Cavalleria rusticana, beginning to "Turiddu, ascolta!" -- side 4. "No Turiddu, rimani ancora" to conclusion -- side 5. Pagliacci, act 1 to "Tu se' Pagliaccio" -- side 6. Act 1, conclusion ; Act 2 ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call Number

*LTCM 167 (F)

OCLC

NYPG85-R454

Author

Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945.

Title

Cavalleria rusicana : radio broadcast, 1962-12-08 : opera in one act / Pietro Mascagni ; libretto by G. Targioni-Tozzetti and G. Menasci, after the story of Giovanni Verga. Pagliacci : opera in two acts / libretto and music by Ruggiero Leoncavallo [sound recording].

Playing Time

005520 023105

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Dec. 8, 1962\621208\]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Dec. 8, 1962\621208\]

Cast

In 1st work: Barry Morell (Turiddu) ; Irene Dalis (Santuzza) ; Walter Cassel (Alfio) ; Rosalind Elias (Lola) ; Lili Chookasian (Mamma Lucia).

In 2nd work: Carlo Bergonzi (Canio) ; Raina Kabaivanska (Nedda) ; Mario Sereni (Tonio) ; Norman Mittelmann (Silvio) ; George Shirley (Beppe) ; William Dembaugh, Carlo Tomanelli (Two villagers).

Performer

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 27, no. 5 (Dec. 8, 1962).

Event

Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 8, 1962.

Original Version

Re-recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1985, from borrowed masters (5 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Language

Sung in Italian.

Added Author

Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni, 1863-1934. Librettist

Menasci, Guido. Librettist

Verga, Giovanni, 1840-1922. Cavalleria rusticana.

Morell, Barry. Performer

Dalis, Irene. Performer

Cassel, Walter. Performer

Elias, Rosalind. Performer

Chookasian, Lili. Performer

Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Pagliacci.

Bergonzi, Carlo. Performer

Kabaivanska, Raina. Performer

Sereni, Mario. Performer

Mittelmann, Norman. Performer

Shirley, George. Performer

Dembaugh, William. Performer

Tomanelli, Carlo. Performer

Cleva, Fausto. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013. Commentator

Stratas, Teresa. Commentator

Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Commentator

Flagello, Ezio. Commentator

Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Commentator

Mittelmann, Norman. Commentator

Shirley, George. Commentator

Hook, Howard J, Jr. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator

Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. Commentator

Price, Walter, 1931- Commentator

Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Pagliacci.

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LTCM 167 (F) Production notes on file.