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Macbeth opera in four acts

Title
Macbeth [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei, after the play by 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.
  • Milnes, Sherrill
  • Plishka, Paul, 1941-
  • Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023.
  • Brewer, James
  • Murphy, Andrew
  • Gilmore, John
  • Cianella, Giuliano
  • Bureau, Karen
  • McAllum, Peter, 1946-
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Harper, Talmage
  • Vernon, Richard, 1950-
  • Ross, Cheryllynn
  • Christopher, Russell
  • Fercana, Mary
  • Lindner, Elyssa
  • Anderson, Jean
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Blegen, Judith
  • Mohr, Albert Richard
  • Anderson, Judith, Dame, 1898-1992.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
3 sound tape reels (245 min.) : stereo, processed
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 28, 1984]
Uniform Title
  • Macbeth
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Macbeth
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:35:27 (synopses and features) ; 3:29:34 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 28, 1984.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 444 (F)
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Richard Mohr, host, with Dame Judith Anderson) ; Judith Blegen ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) -- side 2. [blank] -- side 3. Act 1 through "Schiudi, inferno la bocca" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Allen) -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 444 (F)
OCLC
NYPG91-R110
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Macbeth [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei, after the play by Shakespeare.
Playing Time
3527 32934
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 28, 1984]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 28, 1984]
Performer
Sherrill Milnes (Macbeth) ; Paul Plishka (Banquo) ; Renata Scotto (Lady Macbeth) ; James Brewer (A servant of Macbeth) ; Andrew Murphy (Duncan) ; John Gilmore (Malcolm) ; Giuliano Ciannella (Macduff) ; Karen Bureau (Lady-in-waiting to Lady Macbeth) ; Peter McCallum (Fleance) ; James Courtney (A murderer) ; Talmage Harper (A herald) ; Richard Vernon (A doctor) ; Cheryllynn Ross (Hecate) ; Russell Christopher (A warrior) ; Mary Fercana (A bloody child) ; Elyssa Lindner (Crowned child) ; Jean Anderson and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet (Spirits of the air) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Ballet (The Witches) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 48, no. 9 (Jan. 21, 1984).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 28, 1984.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Jan. 1991, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 444 (F)
Added Author
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
Maffei, Andrea, 1798-1885. Librettist
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
Milnes, Sherrill. Performer
Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023. Performer
Brewer, James. Performer
Murphy, Andrew. Performer
Gilmore, John. Performer
Cianella, Giuliano. Performer
Bureau, Karen. Performer
McAllum, Peter, 1946- Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- performer
Harper, Talmage. Performer
Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
Ross, Cheryllynn. Performer
Christopher, Russell. Performer
Fercana, Mary. Performer
Lindner, Elyssa. Performer
Anderson, Jean. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Blegen, Judith. Commentator
Mohr, Albert Richard. Commentator
Anderson, Judith, Dame, 1898-1992. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 444 (F) Production notes on file
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