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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. Librettist
Maffei, Andrea, 1798-1885. Librettist
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
Colzani, Anselmo. Performer
Rysanek, Leonie. Performer
Tozzi, Giorgio. Performer
Bergonzi, Carlo. Performer
Olvis, William. Performer
Marsh, Calvin. Performer
Reitan, Roald. Performer
Blair, Lynn. Performer
Allen, Mildred. Performer
Ordassy, Carlotta. Performer
Tomanelli, Carlo. Performer
Pechner, Gerhard. Performer
Rosenstock, Joseph, 1895-1985. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Benthall, Michael. Commentator
Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
Hubbard, Merle. Commentator
De Schauensee, Max. Commentator
Slezak, Walter, 1902- Commentator
Hook, Howard J., Jr. Commentator
Martin, Janis. 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 161 (F) Production notes on file.
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