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The ghosts of Versailles a grand opera buffa in two acts
- Title
- The ghosts of Versailles [sound recording] : a grand opera buffa in two acts / music by John Corigliano ; libretto by William M. Hoffman, suggested by "La mère coupable" of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais.
- Author
- Corigliano, John, 1938-
- Publication
- [New York, N.Y.] : Metropolitan Opera, c1995.
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- Additional Authors
- Hoffman, William M. (William Moses), 1939-2017
- Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
- Stratas, Teresa
- Horne, Marilyn
- Glassman, Allan
- Quilico, Gino
- Vásquez, Hector (Baritone)
- Shaulis, Jane
- Courtney, James, 1946-
- Naldi, Ronald
- Bishop, Elizabeth (Mezzo-soprano)
- Gonzales, Yvonne
- Hoffman, Wendy (Mezzo-soprano)
- Cincione, Theresa
- Lattimore, Margaret
- Best, Michael
- Vernon, Richard, 1950-
- Christin, Judith
- Streit, Kurt
- Hong, Hei-Kyung
- Dahl, Tracy
- Groves, Paul (Tenor)
- Garvin, Bradley
- White, Wendy
- Berberian, Ara
- Badolato, Dean
- Van Derick, Peter
- Serbagi, Midhat
- Combs, Steven
- Darrenkamp, John
- Gunn, Nathan
- Valdes, Eduardo (Tenor)
- Bender, Howard (Baritone)
- Lehr, LeRoy
- Goerke, Christine
- Meyer, Carol (Soprano)
- Di Franco, Loretta
- Hopkins, Janet (Singer)
- Krasovec, Kathryn
- Pulley, Emily Ann
- DeYoung, Michelle
- Jepson, Kristine
- Forest, Michael
- Stevenson, Tony (Tenor)
- Kahn, Kemal
- Levine, James, 1943-2021.
- Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
- Livingstone, William
- Ellison, Cori
- Hubay, Alfred
- Weaver, William, 1923-2013
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
- Description
- 4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
- Series Statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 15, 1995]
- Uniform Title
- Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Live sound recordings.
- Note
- Compact discs.
- House program on file in Music Division.
- Indexed In (note)
- Opera news
- Event (note)
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 15, 1995.
- Source (note)
- Metropolitan Opera;
- Language (note)
- Sung in English.
- Contents
- CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act I (Peter Allen) ; Act I, part 1 -- CD 2. Act I, part 2 -- CD 3. Act II, part 1 -- CD 4. Act II, part 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen) ; John Corigliano reflects on Ghosts of Versailles ; Texaco's opera quiz (William Livingstone, host, with Cori Ellison, Alfred Hubay and William Weaver) ; Synopsis of act II (Allen).
- Call Number
- *LDC 32519
- OCLC
- NYPG04-R89
- Author
- Corigliano, John, 1938-
- Title
- The ghosts of Versailles [sound recording] : a grand opera buffa in two acts / music by John Corigliano ; libretto by William M. Hoffman, suggested by "La mère coupable" of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais.
- Imprint
- [New York, N.Y.] : Metropolitan Opera, c1995.
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 15, 1995]Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 15, 1995]
- Performer
- Teresa Stratas (Marie Antoinette) ; Marilyn Horne (Samira) ; Allan Glassman (Bégearss) ; Gino Quilico (Figaro) ; Hector Vasquez (Beaumarchais) ; Jane Shaulis (Woman in hat) ; James Courtney (Louis XVI) ; Ronald Naldi (The Marquis) ; Elizabeth Bishop, Yvonne Gonzales, Wendy Hoffman (The gossips) ; Theresa Cincione (Lucienne) ; Margaret Lattimore (Diane) ; Michael Best (The Bishop) ; Richard Vernon (Joseph) ; Judith Christin (Susanna) ; Kurt Streit (Count Almaviva) ; Hei-Kyung Hong (Rosina) ; Tracy Dahl (Florestine) ; Paul Groves (Léon) ; Bradley Garvin (Wilhelm) ; Wendy White (Cherubino) ; Ara Berberian (Suleyman Pasha) ; Dean Badolato (His page) ; Peter Van Derick (The English Ambassador) ; Midhat Serbagi (An Egyptian violist) ; Steven Combs, John Darrenkamp, Nathan Gunn (Three Muscovite traders) ; Eduardo Valdes (A man with a ladder) ; Howard Bender (A man with lather on his face) ; LeRoy Lehr (The other man) ; Christine Goerke, Carol Meyer (Two women with babies) ; Loretta Di Franco, Janet Hopkins, Kathryn Krasovec, Emily Pulley (Four other women with babies) ; Michelle De Young, Kristine Jepson (Ladies of town) ; Michael Forest, Tony Stevenson (Two bailifs) ; Kemal Kahn (Harpsichord) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
- Indexed In:
- Opera news, v. 59, no. 15 (Apr. 15, 1995).
- Event
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 15, 1995.
- Language
- Sung in English.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Hoffman, William M. (William Moses), 1939-2017, librettist.Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Mère coupable.Stratas, Teresa. PerformerHorne, Marilyn. PerformerGlassman, Allan. PerformerQuilico, Gino. PerformerVásquez, Hector (Baritone) PerformerShaulis, Jane. PerformerCourtney, James, 1946- performerNaldi, Ronald. PerformerBishop, Elizabeth (Mezzo-soprano) PerformerGonzales, Yvonne. PerformerHoffman, Wendy (Mezzo-soprano) PerformerCincione, Theresa. PerformerLattimore, Margaret. PerformerBest, Michael. PerformerVernon, Richard, 1950- PerformerChristin, Judith. PerformerStreit, Kurt. PerformerHong, Hei-Kyung. PerformerDahl, Tracy. PerformerGroves, Paul (Tenor) PerformerGarvin, Bradley. PerformerWhite, Wendy. PerformerBerberian, Ara. PerformerBadolato, Dean. PerformerVan Derick, Peter. PerformerSerbagi, Midhat. PerformerCombs, Steven. PerformerDarrenkamp, John. PerformerGunn, Nathan. PerformerValdes, Eduardo (Tenor) PerformerBender, Howard (Baritone) PerformerLehr, LeRoy. PerformerGoerke, Christine. PerformerMeyer, Carol (Soprano)Di Franco, Loretta. PerformerHopkins, Janet (Singer) PerformerKrasovec, Kathryn. PerformerPulley, Emily Ann. PerformerDeYoung, Michelle. PerformerJepson, Kristine. PerformerForest, Michael. PerformerStevenson, Tony (Tenor) PerformerKahn, Kemal. PerformerLevine, James, 1943-2021. ConductorAllen, Peter, 1920-2016. CommentatorCorigliano, John, 1938- CommentatorLivingstone, William. CommentatorEllison, Cori. CommentatorHubay, Alfred. CommentatorWeaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Added Title
- Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
- Added Title
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
- *LDC 32519