Research Catalog

Title

The siege of Corinth [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Gioacchino Rossini ; libretto by Luigi Balocchi and Alexandre Soumet.

Author

Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868

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Details

Additional Authors

• Balocchi, Luigi, 1766-1832
• Soumet, Alexandre, 1786-1845
• Di Giuseppe, Enrico, 1938-
• Verrett, Shirley
• Gill, Richard T. (Richard Thomas), 1927-2010
• Sills, Beverly
• Díaz, Justino
• Best, Richard, 1935-2022
• Smith, Alma Jean
• Thompson, Arthur, 1942-2004
• Woitach, Richard
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016
• Goldovsky, Boris
• Downes, Edward, 1911-2001
• Davis, Ivan
• McEwen, Terry
• Hubay, Alfred
• De Schauensee, Max
• 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] Jan. 17, 1976

Uniform Title

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

Alternative Title

Siège de Corinthe

Subjects

• Live sound recordings
• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Title from house program.
• Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 17, 1976.

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky gives a musical and dramatic analysis of The siege of Corinth) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions Ivan Davis, Terry McEwen, Alfred Hubay, and Max de Schauensee) ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1, part 1 -- side 4. Act 1, part 2 ; Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3, part 1 -- side 6. Act 3, part 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call Number

*LTCM 794

OCLC

NYPG06-R8

Author

Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.

Title

The siege of Corinth [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Gioacchino Rossini ; libretto by Luigi Balocchi and Alexandre Soumet.

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 17, 1976

Performer

Enrico Di Giuseppe (Cleomene) ; Shirley Verrett (Neocle) ; Richard T. Gill (Jero) ; Beverly Sills (Pamira) ; Justino Dìaz (Maometto) ; Richard Best (Omar) ; Alma Jean Smith (Ismene) ; Arthur Thompson (Adrasto) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Richard Woitach, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 17, 1976.

Original Version

Cassette tape 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

Balocchi, Luigi, 1766-1832. Librettist

Soumet, Alexandre, 1786-1845. Librettist

Di Giuseppe, Enrico, 1938- Performer

Verrett, Shirley. Performer

Gill, Richard T. (Richard Thomas), 1927-2010. Performer

Sills, Beverly. Performer

Díaz, Justino. Performer

Best, Richard, 1935-2022. Performer

Smith, Alma Jean. Performer

Thompson, Arthur, 1942-2004. Performer

Woitach, Richard. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911-2001, commentator.

Davis, Ivan. Commentator

McEwen, Terry. Commentator

Hubay, Alfred. Commentator

De Schauensee, Max. 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 794 Notes on file.