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Norma opera in four acts

Title
Norma [sound recording] ; opera in four acts / Vincenzo Bellini ; libretto by Felice Romani.
Author
Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835.

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Additional Authors
  • Romani, Felice, 1788-1865.
  • Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010.
  • Horne, Marilyn.
  • Bergonzi, Carlo.
  • Siepi, Cesare.
  • Ordassy, Carlotta.
  • MacWherter, Rod.
  • Bonynge, Richard.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Bernheimer, Martin.
  • Hubay, Alfred.
  • Seaver, James.
  • Ducloux, Walter.
  • Robinson, Francis, 1910-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (233 min.) : stereo., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 4, 1970]
Uniform Title
  • Norma
  • 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
Norma
Subject
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:11:50 (synopses and features) ; 2:41:00 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein listening room.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 4, 1970.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Richard Bonynge discusses "Norma" ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz, with quizmaster Edward Downes and panelists Martin Bernheimer, Walter Ducloux, James E. Seaver, and Alfred Hubay -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Biographies in music: Francis Robinson continues his retrospective of singers from the first 20 years of the Bing administration (pt. 2 of 3) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) -- side 3. Sinfonia ; Act 1 through exit of Druids -- side 4. Act 1, conclusion ; Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LTCM 326 (F)
OCLC
NYPG88-R193
Author
Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835.
Title
Norma [sound recording] ; opera in four acts / Vincenzo Bellini ; libretto by Felice Romani.
Playing Time
011150 024100
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 4, 1970]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 4, 1970]
Performer
Joan Sutherland (Norma) ; Marilyn Horne (Adalgisa) ; Carlo Bergonzi (Pollione) ; Cesare Siepi (Oroveso) ; Carlotta Ordassy (Clotilda) ; Rod MacWherter (Flavio) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Richard Bonynge, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 34, no. 23 (Apr. 4, 1970).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 4, 1970.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL, July 1988, from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in.).
Added Author
Romani, Felice, 1788-1865. Librettist
Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010. Performer
Horne, Marilyn. Performer
Bergonzi, Carlo. Performer
Siepi, Cesare. Performer
Ordassy, Carlotta. Performer
MacWherter, Rod. Performer
Bonynge, Richard. Conductor. Commentator
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Bernheimer, Martin. Commentator
Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
Seaver, James. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
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 326 (F) Production notes in listening room.
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