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Le prophète (incomplete) opera in three acts

Title
Le prophète (incomplete) [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Meyerbeer ; libretto by Eugène Scribe.
Author
Meyerbeer, Gicaomo, 1791-1864.

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Additional Authors
  • Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861.
  • McCracken, James, 1926-
  • Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023.
  • Horne, Marilyn.
  • Meredith, Morley.
  • Little, Frank, 1936-1993.
  • Hines, Jerome, 1921-
  • Herincx, Raimund.
  • Smith, Alma Jean.
  • Love, Shirley.
  • Castel, Nico.
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Boucher, Gene.
  • Best, Richard, 1935-
  • Lewis, Henry.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Hawkins, Osie.
  • Levarie, Siegmund, 1914-
  • McEwen, terry.
  • Rubin, Stephen E.
  • Metrropolitan 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. 29, 1977
Uniform Title
  • Prophète. Selections
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Prophète.
Subjects
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 29, 1977.
Language (note)
  • Sung in French.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky with a musical and dramatic analysis of Le prophète) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions Osie Hawkins, Siegmund Levarie, Terry McEwen, and Stephen E. Rubin) ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1, part 1 -- side 4. Act 1, part 2 -- side 5. Act 1, part 3 -- side 6. Act 2.
Call Number
*LTCM 812
OCLC
NYPG06-R84
Author
Meyerbeer, Gicaomo, 1791-1864.
Title
Le prophète (incomplete) [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Meyerbeer ; libretto by Eugène Scribe.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 29, 1977
Performer
James McCracken (Jean de Leyde) ; Renata Scotto (Berthe) ; Marilyn Horne (Fidès) ; Morley Meredith (Comte d'Oberthal) ; Frank Little (Jonas) ; Jerome Hines (Zacharie) ; Raimund Herincx (Mathisen) ; Alma Jean Smith and Shirley Love (Paysannes) ; Nico Castel (Un paysan, Anabaptiste, Bourgeois, Un officier) ; Charles Anthony (Un soldat, Anabaptiste, Bourgeois) ; Gene Boucher (Un paysan, Bourgeois, Anabaptiste, Un officier) ; Richard Best (Un paysan, Anabaptiste, Bourgeois) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Henry Lewis, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 29, 1977.
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 French.
Local Note
Only Acts 1 and 2 recorded.
Added Author
Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861. Librettist
McCracken, James, 1926- Performer
Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023. Performer
Horne, Marilyn. Performer
Meredith, Morley. Performer
Little, Frank, 1936-1993. Performer
Hines, Jerome, 1921- Performer
Herincx, Raimund. Performer
Smith, Alma Jean. Performer
Love, Shirley. Performer
Castel, Nico. Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Boucher, Gene. Performer
Best, Richard, 1935- Performer
Lewis, Henry. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Hawkins, Osie. Commentator
Levarie, Siegmund, 1914- Commentator
McEwen, terry. Commentator
Rubin, Stephen E. Commentator
Metrropolitan 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 812 Notes on file.
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