Research Catalog

Title

Adriana Lecouvreur : radio broadcast, 1978-02-11 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Francesco Cilea ; libretto by Arturo Colautti, after the drama by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé.

Author

Cilèa, Francesco, 1866-1950.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Colautti, Arturo, 1851-1914.
• Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861.
• Legouvé, Ernest, 1807-1903.
• Caballé, Montserrat.
• Carreras, José.
• Cossotto, Fiorenza.
• Quilico, Louis.
• Vinco, Ivo.
• Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
• Smith, Alma Jean.
• Love, Shirley.
• Andrey, Pauline.
• Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
• Dobriansky, Andrij.
• Peck, Donald.
• López Cobos, Jesús.
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
• Weaver, William, 1923-2013
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Ardoin, John.
• Davis, Ivan.
• Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 11, 1978

Uniform Title

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

Subjects

• Live sound recordings
• Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886
• Operas
• Cilèa, Francesco, 1866-1950

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Title from house program.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, February 11, 1978.

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

side 1. Act 1 -- side 2. Act 2 -- side 3.Act 3 -- side 4. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Peter Allen) -- side 5. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Allen) ; Opera news on the air (William Weavers talks about Francesco Cilea) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions John Ardoin, Ivan Davis, and Robert Lawrence) -- side 6. Texaco's opera quiz, part 2 ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) ; Ivan Davis on Franz Liszt ; synopsis of Act 4 (Allen).

Call Number

*LTCM 752

OCLC

NYPG05-R10552

Author

Cilèa, Francesco, 1866-1950.

Title

Adriana Lecouvreur : radio broadcast, 1978-02-11 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Francesco Cilea ; libretto by Arturo Colautti, after the drama by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé.

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 11, 1978

Performer

Montserrat Caballé (Adriana) ; José Carreras (Maurizio) ; Fiorenza Cossotto (Princess di Bouillon) ; Louis Quilico (Michonnet) ; Ivo Vinco (?Bouillon) ; Andrea Velis (Abbé) ; Alma Jean Smith (Jouvenot) ; Shirley Love (Dangeville) ; Pauline Andrey (La Duclos) ; Paul Franke (Poisson) ; Andrij Dobriansky (Quinault) ; Donald Peck (Major-Domo) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra : Jesús López Cobos, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, February 11, 1978.

Original Version

Cassette service copy re-recorded at NYPL in 1982 from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips., 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Language

Sung in Italian.

Added Author

Colautti, Arturo, 1851-1914. Librettist

Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861. Adrienne Lecouvreur.

Legouvé, Ernest, 1807-1903. Adrienne Lecouvreur.

Caballé, Montserrat. Performer

Carreras, José. Performer

Cossotto, Fiorenza. Performer

Quilico, Louis. Performer

Vinco, Ivo. Performer

Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.

Smith, Alma Jean. Performer

Love, Shirley. Performer

Andrey, Pauline. Performer

Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer

Dobriansky, Andrij. Performer

Peck, Donald. Performer

López Cobos, Jesús. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Ardoin, John. Commentator

Davis, Ivan. Commentator

Lawrence, Robert, 1912- 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 752