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Simon Boccanegra : [opera in three acts]

Title
Simon Boccanegra : radio broadcast, 2011-02-05 : [opera in three acts] / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Arrigo Boito ; based on the play Simón Bocanegra by Antonio García Gutiérrez.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901
Publication
New York, NY : Metropolitan Opera, [2011]

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Additional Authors
  • Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876
  • Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918
  • García Gutiérrez, Antonio, 1813-1884.
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021
  • Frittoli, Barbara
  • Vargas, Ramon, 1960-
  • Hvorostovsky, Dmitri
  • Furlanetto, Ferruccio
  • Alaimo, Nicola
  • Bernstein, Richard (Bass-baritone)
  • Kulczak, Edyta
  • Herskowitz, Adam Laurence
  • Juntwait, Margaret
  • Siff, Ira
  • Barenboim, Daniel, 1942-
  • Adams, John, 1947-
  • Toolajian, Loren
  • Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), donor NN-RHA
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] February 5, 2011
Uniform Title
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
  • Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] February 5, 2011.
  • Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.
Alternative Title
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Subjects
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)
  • Barbara Frittoli (Amelia) ; Ramon Vargas (Gabriele) ; Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Simon Boccanegra) ; Ferruccio Furlanetto (Fiesco) ; Nicola Alaimo (Paolo) ; Richard Bernstein (Pietro) ; Edyta Kulczak (Maria's maidservant) ; Adam Laurence Herskowitz (Captain) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; James Levine, conductor.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian; commentary in English.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Prologue (Margaret Juntwait and Ira Stiff) ; Prologue ; Synopsis of Act 1, scene 1 (Margaret Juntwait and Ira Stiff) ; Act 1, scene 1 ; Synopsis of Act 1, scene 2 (Margaret Juntwait and Ira Stiff) -- CD 2. Act 1, scene 2 ; Simon Boccanegra Time Capsule ; Loren Toolajian interviews Ferruccio Furlanetto ; Margaret Juntwait speaks with Dmitri Hvorostovsky (on tape) ; John Adams introduces Nixon in China (on tape) ; Daniel Barenboim: Levine 40th Anniversary tribute (with Mary Jo Heath) ; Synopsis of Act 2 ; Act 2, start -- CD 3. Act 2, conclusion ; Synopsis of Act 3 ; Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Juntwait and Siff).
Call Number
*LDC 53216
OCLC
893425153
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901, composer.
Title
Simon Boccanegra : radio broadcast, 2011-02-05 : [opera in three acts] / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Arrigo Boito ; based on the play Simón Bocanegra by Antonio García Gutiérrez.
Production
New York, NY : Metropolitan Opera, [2011]
Playing Time
011958 011958 004004
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] February 5, 2011
Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] February 5, 2011.
Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.
Performer
Margaret Juntwait, host ; Loren Toolajian, interviewer ; Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Ferruccio Furlanetto, interviewees ; Ira Siff, Daniel Barenboim, John Adams, Mary Jo Heath, commentators.
Cast
Barbara Frittoli (Amelia) ; Ramon Vargas (Gabriele) ; Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Simon Boccanegra) ; Ferruccio Furlanetto (Fiesco) ; Nicola Alaimo (Paolo) ; Richard Bernstein (Pietro) ; Edyta Kulczak (Maria's maidservant) ; Adam Laurence Herskowitz (Captain) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; James Levine, conductor.
Event
Broadcast live on Sirius XM Metropolitan Opera Radio from Metropolitan Opera House, NYC 2011 February 5.
Language
Sung in Italian; commentary in English.
Source
Gift; Metropolitan Opera, August 2012.
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Added Author
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876, librettist.
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918, librettist.
Libretto based on (work): García Gutiérrez, Antonio, 1813-1884. Simón Boccanegra.
Levine, James, 1943-2021, conductor.
Frittoli, Barbara, performer.
Vargas, Ramon, 1960- performer.
Hvorostovsky, Dmitri, performer.
Hvorostovsky, Dmitri, interviewee.
Furlanetto, Ferruccio, performer.
Furlanetto, Ferruccio, interviewee.
Alaimo, Nicola, performer.
Bernstein, Richard (Bass-baritone), performer.
Kulczak, Edyta, performer.
Herskowitz, Adam Laurence, performer.
Juntwait, Margaret, host.
Siff, Ira, commentator.
Barenboim, Daniel, 1942- commentator.
Adams, John, 1947- commentator.
Toolajian, Loren, interviewer.
Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- commentator.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), donor NN-RHA
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Research Call Number
*LDC 53216
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