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Macbeth opera in four acts
- Title
- Macbeth [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Piave and Andrea Maffei, founded on Macbeth, play by William Shakespeare.
- Author
- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
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- Additional Authors
- Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
- Maffei, Andrea, 1798-1885.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Colzani, Anselmo.
- Rysanek, Leonie.
- Tozzi, Giorgio.
- Bergonzi, Carlo.
- Olvis, William.
- Marsh, Calvin.
- Reitan, Roald.
- Blair, Lynn.
- Allen, Mildred.
- Ordassy, Carlotta.
- Tomanelli, Carlo.
- Pechner, Gerhard.
- Rosenstock, Joseph, 1895-1985.
- Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
- Downes, Edward, 1911-
- Benthall, Michael.
- Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
- Hubbard, Merle.
- De Schauensee, Max.
- Slezak, Walter, 1902-
- Hook, Howard J., Jr.
- Martin, Janis.
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
- Description
- 3 sound cassettes (225 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
- Series Statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 24, 1962]
- Uniform Title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)
- Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Subject
- Note
- Sung in Italian.
- Titles from Opera news.
- Durations: 1:17:00 (synopses and features) ; 2:27:55 (opera).
- With production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
- Indexed In (note)
- Opera news
- Event (note)
- Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 24, 1962.
- Contents
- side 1. Introduction and synopsis and comments at the end of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Edward Downes and Old Vic artistic director Michael Benthall discuss Macbeth ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz: Edward Downes, Mary Ellis Peltz, Merle Hubbard, Max de Schauensee and Walter Slezak ; Synopses of acts 3 and 4 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Howard Hook, Jr. introduces Metropolitan Opera Audition winner Janis Martin ; Closing remarks (Cross).
- Call Number
- *LTCM 161 (F)
- OCLC
- NYPG85-R405
- Author
- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
- Title
- Macbeth [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Piave and Andrea Maffei, founded on Macbeth, play by William Shakespeare.
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 24, 1962]
- Performer
- Anselmo Colzani (Macbeth) ; Leonie Rysanek (Lady Macbeth) ; Giorgio Tozzi (Banquo) ; Carlo Bergonzi (Macduff) ; William Olvis (Malcolm) ; Calvin Marsh (Muderer) ; Roald Reitan (Warrior apparition) ; Lynn Blair (Bloody Child apparition) ; Mildred Allen (Crowned Child apparition) ; Carlotta Ordassy (Lady in Attendance) ; Carlo Tomanelli (Manservant) ; Gerhard Pechner (Physician) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Joseph Rosenstock, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
- Indexed In:
- Opera news, v. 26, no. 19 (Mar. 24, 1962).
- Event
- Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 24, 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.).
- Added Author
- Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. LibrettistMaffei, Andrea, 1798-1885. LibrettistShakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.Colzani, Anselmo. PerformerRysanek, Leonie. PerformerTozzi, Giorgio. PerformerBergonzi, Carlo. PerformerOlvis, William. PerformerMarsh, Calvin. PerformerReitan, Roald. PerformerBlair, Lynn. PerformerAllen, Mildred. PerformerOrdassy, Carlotta. PerformerTomanelli, Carlo. PerformerPechner, Gerhard. PerformerRosenstock, Joseph, 1895-1985. ConductorCross, Milton, 1897-1975. CommentatorDownes, Edward, 1911- CommentatorBenthall, Michael. CommentatorPeltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. CommentatorHubbard, Merle. CommentatorDe Schauensee, Max. CommentatorSlezak, Walter, 1902- CommentatorHook, Howard J., Jr. CommentatorMartin, Janis. CommentatorMetropolitan 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 161 (F) Production notes on file.