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Orfeo ed Euridice opera in three acts

Title
Orfeo ed Euridice [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Christoph Willibald von Gluck ; libretto by Raniero di Calzabigi.
Author
Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787.

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Additional Authors
  • Calzabigi, Ranieri de, 1714-1795.
  • Meyer, Kerstin.
  • Amara, Lucine.
  • Rothenberger, Anneliese.
  • Morel, Jean, 1903-1975.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Zeffirelli, Franco.
  • Ducloux, Walter.
  • Manuel, Michael.
  • Haas, Karl.
  • Gerald, Peter.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
on 5 sides of 3 sound cassettes (179 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Mar. 10, 1962\620310\]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:00:00 (synopses and features) ; 1:58:15 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 10, 1962.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Edward Downes interviews Franco Zeffirelli) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Walter Ducloux, Michael Manuel, Peter Gerald and Karl Haas) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LTCM 159 (F)
OCLC
NYPG85-R402
Author
Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787.
Title
Orfeo ed Euridice [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Christoph Willibald von Gluck ; libretto by Raniero di Calzabigi.
Playing Time
010020 015815
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Mar. 10, 1962\620310\]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Mar. 10, 1962\620310\]
Performer
Kerstin Meyer (Orfeo) ; Lucine Amara (Euridice) ; Anneliese Rothenberger (Amore) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Jean Morel, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 26, no. 17 (Mar. 10, 1962).
Event
Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 10, 1962.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in July 1985, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Calzabigi, Ranieri de, 1714-1795. Librettist
Meyer, Kerstin. Performer
Amara, Lucine. Performer
Rothenberger, Anneliese. Performer
Morel, Jean, 1903-1975. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Zeffirelli, Franco. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Manuel, Michael. Commentator
Haas, Karl. Commentator
Gerald, Peter. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 159 (F) Production notes on file.
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