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Un ballo in maschera : opera in three acts

Title
Un ballo in maschera : radio broadcast, 1962-03-17 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Antonio Somma, after Scribe's play "Gustave III, or Le bal masqué".
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Additional Authors
  • Somma, Antonio, 1809-1864.
  • Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861.
  • Bergonzi, Carlo.
  • Rysanek, Leonie.
  • Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
  • Rothenberger, Anneliese.
  • Madeira, Jean.
  • Giaiotti, Bonaldo.
  • Vichegonov, Lubomir.
  • Marsh, Calvin.
  • Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
  • Nagy, Robert, 1929-
  • Santi, Nello.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Horowitz, Richard, 1924-
  • Pilkin, Maurice.
  • Marcus, Abe.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Mélançon, Louis.
  • Ducloux, Walter.
  • Rosenfield, John.
  • McEwen, Terry.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (206 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 17, 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.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:03:45 (synopses and features) ; 2:22:05 (opera).
  • With production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 17, 1962.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Robert Lawrence talks with Metropolitan Opera percussionists Richard Horowitz, Maurice Pilkin and Abe Marcus ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz: Edward Downes, Louis Mélançon, Walter Ducloux, John Rosenfield and Terry McEwen ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 through "È scherzo od è follia" -- side 4. Act 1, conclusion ; Act 2, scene 1 -- side 5. Act 2, scene 2 -- side 6. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LTCM 160 (F)
OCLC
NYPG85-R404
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Un ballo in maschera : radio broadcast, 1962-03-17 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Antonio Somma, after Scribe's play "Gustave III, or Le bal masqué".
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 17, 1962]
Performer
Carlo Bergonzi (Gustav) ; Leonie Rysanek (Amelia) ; Robert Merrill (Renato) ; Anneliese Rothenberger (Oscar) ; Jean Madeira (Ulrica) ; Bonaldo Giaiotti (Count de Horn) ; Luben Vichey (Count Warting) ; Calvin Marsh (Christiano) ; Andrea Velis (Chief Justice) ; Robert Nagy (Servant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 26, no. 18 (Mar. 17, 1962).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 17, 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
Somma, Antonio, 1809-1864. Librettist
Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861. Gustave III.
Bergonzi, Carlo. Performer
Rysanek, Leonie. Performer
Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Performer
Rothenberger, Anneliese. Performer
Madeira, Jean. Performer
Giaiotti, Bonaldo. Performer
Vichegonov, Lubomir. Performer
Marsh, Calvin. Performer
Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer
Santi, Nello. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Horowitz, Richard, 1924- Commentator
Pilkin, Maurice. Commentator
Marcus, Abe. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Mélançon, Louis. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Rosenfield, John. Commentator
McEwen, Terry. 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 160 (F) Production notes on file.
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