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Aïda : opera in four acts

Title
Aïda : radio broadcast, 1966-02-12 [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.
  • Price, Leontyne.
  • Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975.
  • Dalis, Irene.
  • Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
  • G︠i︡uzelev, Nikola, 1936-
  • Pracht, Mary Ellen.
  • Michalski, Raymond.
  • Nagy, Robert, 1929-
  • Mehta, Zubin.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Davenport, Marcia, 1903-
  • Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
  • Kolodin, Irving, 1908-
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Ducloux, Walter.
  • Hubay, Alfred.
  • Mohr, Albert Richard.
  • Rudel, Julius.
  • Robinson, Francis, 1910-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (224 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-02-12 (Feb. 12, 1966)]
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
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:17:00 (synopses and features) ; 2:27:00 (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)
  • Leontyne Price (Aïda) ; Richard Tucker (Radames) ; Irene Dalis (Amneris) ; Robert Merrill (Amonasro) ; Nicola Ghiuselev (Ramfis) ; Mary Ellen Pracht (Priestess) ; Raymond Michalski (King of Egypt) ; Robert Nagy (Messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Zubin Mehta, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 12, 1966.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Marcia Davenport discusses Metropolitan Opera history with Mary Ellis Peltz and Irving Kolodin) ; Synopsis of act 2 ; Texaco's opera quiz, beginning (Edward Downes, host, with Walter Ducloux, Alfred Hubay, Richard Mohr and Julius Rudel) -- side 2. Opera quiz, conclusion ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Biographies in music (Francis Robinson discusses Dame Nellie Melba) ; 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 236 (F)
OCLC
NYPG87-R11
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Aïda : radio broadcast, 1966-02-12 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by A. Ghislanzoni.
Playing Time
011700 022700
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-02-12 (Feb. 12, 1966)]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-02-12 (Feb. 12, 1966)]
Cast
Leontyne Price (Aïda) ; Richard Tucker (Radames) ; Irene Dalis (Amneris) ; Robert Merrill (Amonasro) ; Nicola Ghiuselev (Ramfis) ; Mary Ellen Pracht (Priestess) ; Raymond Michalski (King of Egypt) ; Robert Nagy (Messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Zubin Mehta, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 30, no. 15 (Feb. 12, 1966).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 12, 1966.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1986, from masters lent by the Metropolitan Opera (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893. Librettist
Price, Leontyne. Performer
Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975. Performer
Dalis, Irene. Performer
Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Performer
G︠i︡uzelev, Nikola, 1936- Performer
Pracht, Mary Ellen. Performer
Michalski, Raymond. Performer
Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer
Mehta, Zubin. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Davenport, Marcia, 1903- Commentator
Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
Kolodin, Irving, 1908- Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
Mohr, Albert Richard. Commentator
Rudel, Julius. 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 236 (F) Production notes filed in listening room.
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