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Aïda : opera in four acts

Title
Aïda : radio broadcast, 1962-03-03 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by A. Ghislanzoni.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Additional Authors
  • Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893.
  • Tucci, Gabriella.
  • Corelli, Franco.
  • Dalis, Irene.
  • MacNeil, Cornell, 1922-
  • Tozzi, Giorgio.
  • Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985.
  • Ordassy, Carlotta.
  • Nagy, Robert, 1929-
  • Schick, George, 1908-1985.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Elster, Reinhardt.
  • Van Norman, Clarendon.
  • Chardon, Yves, 1902-
  • Politis, James.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Brico, Antonia.
  • Rudel, Julius.
  • Slezak, Walter, 1902-
  • Woitach, Richard.
  • Robinson, Francis, 1910-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (232 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Mar. 3, 1962\620303\]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Biographies in music (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:20:10 (synopses and features) ; 2:31:56 (opera).
  • 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)
  • Gabriella Tucci (Aïda) ; Franco Corelli (Radames) ; Irene Dalis (Amneris) ; Cornell MacNeil (Amonasro) ; Giorgio Tozzi (Ramfis) ; Louis Sgarro (King of Egypt) ; Carlotta Ordassy (Priestess) ; Robert Nagy (Messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; George Schick, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 3, 1962.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Robert Lawrence talks with Metropolitan Opera instrumentalists Reinhardt Elster, Clarendon Van Norman, Yves Chardon and James Politis) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz, beginning (Edward Downes, host, with Antonia Brico, Julius Rudel, Walter Slezak and Richard Woitach) -- side 2. Opera quiz, conclusion ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Biographies in music (Francis Robinson discusses Grace Moore) ; 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 158 (F)
OCLC
NYPG85-R401
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Aïda : radio broadcast, 1962-03-03 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by A. Ghislanzoni.
Playing Time
012010 023156
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Mar. 3, 1962\620303\]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Mar. 3, 1962\620303\]
Cast
Gabriella Tucci (Aïda) ; Franco Corelli (Radames) ; Irene Dalis (Amneris) ; Cornell MacNeil (Amonasro) ; Giorgio Tozzi (Ramfis) ; Louis Sgarro (King of Egypt) ; Carlotta Ordassy (Priestess) ; Robert Nagy (Messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; George Schick, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 26, no. 16 (Mar. 3, 1962).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 3, 1962.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in July 1985, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893. Librettist
Tucci, Gabriella. Performer
Corelli, Franco. Performer
Dalis, Irene. Performer
MacNeil, Cornell, 1922- Performer
Tozzi, Giorgio. Performer
Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer
Ordassy, Carlotta. Performer
Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer
Schick, George, 1908-1985. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Elster, Reinhardt. Commentator
Van Norman, Clarendon. Commentator
Chardon, Yves, 1902- Commentator
Politis, James. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Brico, Antonia. Commentator
Rudel, Julius. Commentator
Slezak, Walter, 1902- Commentator
Woitach, Richard. Commentator
Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Biographies in music (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 158 (F) Production notes on file.
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