Research Catalog

Title

Norma : radio broadcast, 2012-01-14 / Vincenzo Bellini ; libretto by Felice Romani.

Author

Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835

Publication

New York, NY : Metropolitan Opera, [2012]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Romani, Felice, 1788-1865
• Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010
• Bonynge, Richard
• Horne, Marilyn
• Bergonzi, Carlo
• Siepi, Cesare
• Ordassy, Carlotta
• MacWherter, Rod
• Sams, Jeremy
• Juntwait, Margaret
• Siff, Ira
• Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954-
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), donor NN-RHA
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

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

Series Statement

• Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
• Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 14, 2012

Uniform Title

• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
• Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 14, 2012.
• 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)

• Joan Sutherland (Norma) ; Marilyn Horne (Adalgisa) ; Carlo Bergonzi (Pollione) ; Cesare Siepi (Oroveso) ; Carlotta Ordassy (Clotilda) ; Rod MacWherter (Flavio) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Richard Bonynge, 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 -- CD 2. Act 1 (conclusion) ; Norma Time Capsule ; Bonynge and Horne on Norma, Sutherland and her legacy, and their 1st performance at the Met (on tape) ; Sams on "The Enchanted Island" ; Synopsis of Act 2 ; Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 2 ; Closing remarks (Juntwait and Siff).

Call Number

*LDC 53122

OCLC

868173650

Author

Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835, composer.

Title

Norma : radio broadcast, 2012-01-14 / Vincenzo Bellini ; libretto by Felice Romani.

Production

New York, NY : Metropolitan Opera, [2012]

Playing Time

005403 010403 010522

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] January 14, 2012

Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 14, 2012.

Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.

Performer

Margaret Juntwait, Ira Siff, hosts ; Marilyn Horne, Richard Bonynge, interviewees ; Mary Jo Heath, Jeremy Sams, commentators.

Cast

Joan Sutherland (Norma) ; Marilyn Horne (Adalgisa) ; Carlo Bergonzi (Pollione) ; Cesare Siepi (Oroveso) ; Carlotta Ordassy (Clotilda) ; Rod MacWherter (Flavio) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Richard Bonynge, conductor.

Event

Original broadcast from Metropolitan Opera House, NYC 1970 April 4; Rebroadcast live on Sirius XM Metropolitan Opera Radio from Metropolitan Opera House, NYC 2012 January 14.

Language

Sung in Italian.

Source

Gift; Metropolitan Opera, August 2011.

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Added Author

Romani, Felice, 1788-1865, librettist.

Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010, performer.

Bonynge, Richard, conductor.

Bonynge, Richard, interviewee.

Horne, Marilyn, performer.

Horne, Marilyn, interviewee.

Bergonzi, Carlo, performer.

Siepi, Cesare, performer.

Ordassy, Carlotta, performer.

MacWherter, Rod, performer.

Sams, Jeremy, commentator.

Juntwait, Margaret, host.

Siff, Ira, host.

Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- commentator.

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)

Research Call Number

*LDC 53122