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La forza del destino : opera in three acts

Title
La forza del destino : radio broadcast, 1984-03-24 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Publication
Mar. 24, 1984.

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Additional Authors
  • Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
  • Vernon, Richard, 1950-
  • Price, Leontyne.
  • Kesling, Diane.
  • Giacomini, Giuseppe.
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Nucci, Leo.
  • Laciura, Anthony.
  • Jones, Isola.
  • Fissore, Enrico.
  • Giaiotti, Bonaldo.
  • Darrencamp, John.
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Jacobson, Robert M.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Pfeiffer, John, 1920-
  • Englander, Roger.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (231 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 24, 1984
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 24, 1984.
Uniform Title
  • Forza del destino
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Forza del destino
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:47:01 (synopses and features) ; 3:04:16 (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, Mar. 24, 1984.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 451 (F)
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Robert Jacobson) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with John Pfeiffer, Robert Jacobson and Roger Englander) -- side 2. Act 1 through Synopsis of scene 3 -- side 3. Act 1 concluded -- side 4. Act 2 through "Rata Plan!" -- side 5. Act 2 concluded ; Act 3 through Synopsis of scene 2 -- side 6. Act 3 concluded ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 451 (F)
OCLC
NYPG91-R120
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
La forza del destino : radio broadcast, 1984-03-24 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave.
Imprint
Mar. 24, 1984.
Playing Time
4701 30416
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 24, 1984
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 24, 1984.
Performer
Richard Vernon (The Marquis) ; Leontyne Price (Leonora) ; Diane Kesling (Curra) ; Giuseppe Giacomini (Don Alvaro) ; James Courtney (The Mayor of Hornachuelos) ; Leo Nucci (Don Carlo) ; Anthony Laciura (Trabuco) ; Isola Jones (Preziosilla) ; Enrico Fissore (Fra Melitone) ; Bonaldo Giaiotti (Padre Guardiano) ; John Darrencamp (A surgeon) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 48, no. 13 (Mar. 17, 1984).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 24, 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 : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 451 (F)
Added Author
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
Price, Leontyne. Performer
Kesling, Diane. Performer
Giacomini, Giuseppe. Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- performer
Nucci, Leo. Performer
Laciura, Anthony. Performer
Jones, Isola. Performer
Fissore, Enrico. Performer
Giaiotti, Bonaldo. Performer
Darrencamp, John. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Jacobson, Robert M. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Pfeiffer, John, 1920- Commentator
Englander, Roger. 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 451 (F) (Production notes on file.)
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