Research Catalog

Title

Rodelinda : radio broadcast, 2013-12-03 [opera in three acts] / music by George Frideric Handel ; libretto by Antonio Salvi, revised by Nicola Francisco Haym, from the drama Pertharite by Pierre Corneille.

Author

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759

Publication

New York, NY : Metropolitan Opera, [2011]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Salvi, Antonio, 1664-1724
• Haym, Nicola Francesco
• Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684.
• Fleming, Renée
• Blythe, Stephanie
• Scholl, Andreas
• Kaiser, Joseph
• Davies, Iestyn
• Shenyang, 1984-
• Linn, Moritz
• Bicket, Harry
• Juntwait, Margaret
• Siff, Ira
• Gelb, Peter
• Kaufmann, Jonas
• Pisaroni, Luca, 1975-
• Wadsworth, Stephen
• Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954-
• Moore, Gerald Martin
• Ames, Alison, 1945-
• Cresswell, Brad
• Plotkin, Fred
• Valente, Benita
• Voigt, Deborah
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), donor NN-RHA
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

4 audio discs : digital, stereo; 4 3/4 in.

Series Statement

• Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
• Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] December 3, 2011

Uniform Title

• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
• Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Radio program)
• Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] December 3, 2011.
• Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.

Subjects

• Live sound recordings
• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Title and date from the discs ; credits from audition and Metropolitan Opera program.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Performer (note)

• Renée Fleming (Rodelinda) ; Stephanie Blythe (Eduige) ; Andreas Scholl (Bertarido) ; Joseph Kaiser (Grimoaldo) ; Iestyn Davies (Unulfo) ; Shenyang (Garibaldo) ; Moritz Linn (Flavio) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Harry Bicket, conductor.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Margaret Juntwait and Ira Stiff) ; Act 1 ; D. Voight interviews R. Fleming ; Rodelinda Time Capsule ; Peter Gelb talks about the history of Met broadcasts, new productions, and other Met related topics -- CD 2. Peter Gelb continues talking to Juntwait ; Jonas Kaufmann analyzes the character of Faust and the new production (on tape) ; Talking Opera on "da capo aria" (with Mary Jo Heath) ; Synopsis and analysis of Act 2 ; Backstage talk: Deborah Voight talks with Joseph Kaiser, Stephanie Blythe and Stephen Wadsworth ; Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 2 (conclusion) ; Commentary (Juntwait and Siff) ; Met Memory (Mary Jo Heath and Benita Valente) ; Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Gerald Martin Moore, host, with Alison Ames, Brad Cresswell, and Fred Plotkin with guest Luca Pisaroni) ; Synopsis of act 3 ; Rodelinda Time Capsule (analysis of Baroque opera) ; Act 3 -- CD 4. Act 3 (conclusion) ; Closing remarks (Juntwait and Siff).

Call Number

*LDC 53116

OCLC

865179039

Author

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759, composer.

Title

Rodelinda : radio broadcast, 2013-12-03 [opera in three acts] / music by George Frideric Handel ; libretto by Antonio Salvi, revised by Nicola Francisco Haym, from the drama Pertharite by Pierre Corneille.

Production

New York, NY : Metropolitan Opera, [2011]

Playing Time

011959 011959 011959 002528

Type of Content

performed music

Type of Medium

audio

Type of Carrier

audio disc

Series

Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts

Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] December 3, 2011

Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] December 3, 2011.

Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.

Performer

Margaret Juntwait, Gerald Martin Moore, hosts ; Deborah Voigt, interviewer ; Renée Fleming, interviewee ; Ira Siff, Peter Gelb, Stephen Wadsworth, Luca Pisaroni, Alison Ames, Brad Cresswell, Fred Plotkin, Mary Jo Heath, Benita Valente, Jona Kaufmann, commentators.

Cast

Renée Fleming (Rodelinda) ; Stephanie Blythe (Eduige) ; Andreas Scholl (Bertarido) ; Joseph Kaiser (Grimoaldo) ; Iestyn Davies (Unulfo) ; Shenyang (Garibaldo) ; Moritz Linn (Flavio) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Harry Bicket, conductor.

Event

Broadcast live on Sirius XM Metropolitan Opera Radio from Metropolitan Opera House, NYC 2011 December 3.

Language

Sung in Italian.

Source

Gift; Metropolitan Opera, August 2011.

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Added Author

Salvi, Antonio, 1664-1724, librettist.

Haym, Nicola Francesco, librettist.

Libretto based on (work): Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684. Pertharite, roy des Lombards.

Fleming, Renée, performer.

Fleming, Renée, interviewee.

Blythe, Stephanie, performer.

Blythe, Stephanie, commentator.

Scholl, Andreas, performer.

Kaiser, Joseph, performer.

Kaiser, Joseph, commentator.

Davies, Iestyn, performer.

Shenyang, 1984- performer.

Linn, Moritz, performer.

Bicket, Harry, conductor.

Juntwait, Margaret, host.

Siff, Ira, commentator.

Gelb, Peter, commentator.

Kaufmann, Jonas, commentator.

Pisaroni, Luca, 1975- commentator.

Wadsworth, Stephen, commentator.

Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- commentator.

Moore, Gerald Martin, host.

Ames, Alison, 1945- commentator.

Cresswell, Brad, commentator.

Plotkin, Fred, commentator.

Valente, Benita, commentator.

Voigt, Deborah, interviewer.

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer.

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), donor NN-RHA

Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 53116