Research Catalog

Title

Il trovatore [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Salvatore Cammarano.

Author

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852.
• McCracken, James, 1926-
• Price, Leontyne.
• Milnes, Sherrill.
• Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023.
• Ordassy, Carlotta.
• Macurdy, John.
• Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
• Weiss, Rob.
• Forero, Luis.
• Mehta, Zubin.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Butler, Henry.
• Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Ducloux, Walter, 1913-
• McEwen, Terry.
• Merrill, Nathaniel.
• Seaver, James.
• Robinson, Francis, 1910-
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

3 sound cassettes (221 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 29, 1969]

Uniform Title

• Trovatore
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Biographies in music (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Trovatore

Subjects

• De Paolis, Alessio
• Operas

Note

• Sung in Italian.
• Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
• Durations: 1:28:00 (synopses and features) ; 2:13:00 (opera).
• With production notes and official cast list (6 p.).

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 29, 1967.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Henry Butler interviews Budolf Bing ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross ; Texaco's opera quiz, beginning, with quizmaster Edward Downes and panelists Walter Ducloux, Terry McEwen, Nathaniel Merrill, and James Seaver -- side 2. Opera quiz, conclusion ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Biographies in music: Francis Robinson recalls Alessio de Paolis ; 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 303 (F)

OCLC

NYPG88-R53

Author

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

Il trovatore [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Salvatore Cammarano.

Playing Time

012800 021300

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 29, 1969]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 29, 1969]

Performer

James McCracken (Manrico) ; Leontyne Price (Leonora) ; Sherrill Milnes (Count di Luna) ; Grace Bumbry (Azucena) ; Carlotta Ordassy (Inez) ; John Macurdy (Ferrrando) ; Charles Anthony (Ruiz) ; Hal Roberts (Messenger) ; Luis Forero (Gypsy) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Zubin Mehta, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 33, no. 22 (Mar. 29, 1969).

Event

Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 29, 1967.

Original Version

Re-recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1988, from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Added Author

Cammarano, Salvatore, 1801-1852. Librettist

McCracken, James, 1926- Performer

Price, Leontyne. Performer

Milnes, Sherrill. Performer

Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023. Performer

Ordassy, Carlotta. Performer

Macurdy, John. Performer

Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer

Weiss, Rob. Performer

Forero, Luis. Performer

Mehta, Zubin. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Butler, Henry. Commentator

Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Ducloux, Walter, 1913- Commentator

McEwen, Terry. Commentator

Merrill, Nathaniel. Commentator

Seaver, James. 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 303 (F) Production notes in listening room.