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La gioconda opera in four acts

Title
La gioconda [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Amilcare Ponchielli ; libretto by Arrigo Boito.
Author
Ponchielli, Amilcare, 1834-1886.

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Additional Authors
  • Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
  • Manuguerra, Matteo.
  • Arroyo, Martina.
  • Chookasian, Lili.
  • Boucher, Gene.
  • Schmorr, Robert.
  • Raĭ︠t︡sin, Misha, 1930-1990.
  • Rankin, Nell.
  • Morris, James, 1947-
  • Karlsrud, Edmond.
  • Barbusci, Nicola.
  • Paola, Paul de.
  • Mellow, William.
  • Patanè, Giuseppe, 1932-
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Porter, Andrew, 1928-2015.
  • Hume, Paul, 1915-
  • Troyanos, Tatiana.
  • McCracken, James, 1926-
  • Reardon, John, 1930-1988.
  • Smith, Alma Jean.
  • Love, Shirley.
  • Castel, Nico.
  • Best, Richard, 1935-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Madrigal Singers.
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
on 7 sides of 4 sound cassettes : analog, stereo., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 10, 1976.
Uniform Title
  • Gioconda
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Gioconda
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program.
  • Production notes and official cast list (7 p.) on file.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 10, 1976.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Andrew Porter on singers: high, low, and in between) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Singers' roundtable (Paul Hume, host, with Tatiana Troyanos, James McCracken, and John Reardon) -- side 2. Singers' roundtable, part 2 ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) ; Metropolitan Opera Madrigal Singers (Alma Jean Smith, Shirley Love, Robert Schmorr, Gene Boucher, Nico Castel, and Richard Best) ; synopsis of Act 4 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1, part 1 -- side 4. Act 1, part 2 -- side 5. Act 2 -- side 6. Act 3 -- side 7. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 766
OCLC
NYPG06-R0
Author
Ponchielli, Amilcare, 1834-1886.
Title
La gioconda [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Amilcare Ponchielli ; libretto by Arrigo Boito.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 10, 1976.
Performer
Matteo Manuguerra (Barnaba) ; Martina Arroyto (Gioconda) ; Lili Chookasian (La Cieca) ; Gene Boucher (Zuane) ; Robert Schmorr (Isèpo) ; Misha Raitzin (Enzo Grimaldi) ; Nell Rankin (Laura) ; ?James Morris (Alvise) ; Edmond Karlsrud (A monk) ; Nicola Barbusci (A steersman) ; Paul De Paola (First singer) ; William Mellow (Second singer) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Giuseppe Patané, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 10, 1976.
Original Version
Cassette tape service copy re-recorded at NYPL in 1982, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips., 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Librettist
Manuguerra, Matteo. Performer
Arroyo, Martina. Performer
Chookasian, Lili. Performer
Boucher, Gene. Performer
Schmorr, Robert. Performer
Raĭ︠t︡sin, Misha, 1930-1990. Performer
Rankin, Nell. Performer
Morris, James, 1947- Performer
Karlsrud, Edmond. Performer
Barbusci, Nicola. Performer
Paola, Paul de. Performer
Mellow, William. Performer
Patanè, Giuseppe, 1932- Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Porter, Andrew, 1928-2015. Commentator
Hume, Paul, 1915- Commentator
Troyanos, Tatiana. Commentator
McCracken, James, 1926- Commentator
Reardon, John, 1930-1988. Commentator
Smith, Alma Jean. Performer
Love, Shirley. Performer
Castel, Nico. Performer
Best, Richard, 1935- Performer
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Madrigal Singers.
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 766 Notes on file.
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