Research Catalog

Title

La forza del destino : radio broadcast, 1958-01-25 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by F.M. Piave.

Author

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Publication

Jan. 25, 1958.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
• Milanov, Zinka, 1906-
• Labò, Flaviano.
• Sereni, Mario.
• Corena, Fernando.
• Siepi, Cesare.
• Roggero, Margaret.
• Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
• Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985.
• Chambers, Madelaine.
• Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
• Stiedry, Fritz.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Goldovsky, Boris.
• Miller, Mildred, 1924-
• Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969.
• Jay Harrison.
• Ducloux, Walter, 1913-
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Robinson, Francis, 1910-
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

4 sound discs (221 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

• Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 25, 1958
• Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 25, 1958.

Uniform Title

• Forza del destino
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Forza del destino

Subjects

• Operas
• Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 > La forza del destino

Note

• Sung in Italian.
• Durations: 1:00:00 (synopses and features) ; 2:41:00 (opera).
• Compact discs.
• Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 91 (F).
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 25, 1958.

Reproduction (note)

• Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 91 (F).

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air: Boris Goldovsky, Mildred Miller and Giovanni Martinelli discuss La forza del destino ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz: Jay Harrison, Edward Downes, Walter Ducloux and Francis Robinson ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross).

Call Number

*LDC 34112

OCLC

NYPG84-R1143

Author

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

La forza del destino : radio broadcast, 1958-01-25 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by F.M. Piave.

Imprint

Jan. 25, 1958.

Playing Time

010000 024100

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 25, 1958

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 25, 1958.

Performer

Zinka Milanov (Leonora) ; Faviano Labo (Don Alvaro) ; Mario Sereni (Don Carlo) ; Fernando Corena (Fra Melitone) ; Cesare Siepi (Padre Guardiano) ; Margaret Roggero (Preziosilla) ; Paul Franke (Trabucco) ; Louis Sgarro (Marquis of Calatrava) ; Madelaine Chambers (Curra) ; George Cehanovsky (surgeon) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fritz Steidry, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 22, no. 12 (Jan. 20, 1958).

Event

Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 25, 1958.

Original Version

Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL, Nov., 1984, from borrowed copies (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.) of the original recording.

Reproduction

Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 91 (F).

Connect to:

Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added Author

Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist

Milanov, Zinka, 1906- Performer

Labò, Flaviano. Performer

Sereni, Mario. Performer

Corena, Fernando. Performer

Siepi, Cesare. Performer

Roggero, Margaret. Performer

Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer

Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer

Chambers, Madelaine. Performer

Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer

Stiedry, Fritz. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator

Miller, Mildred, 1924- Commentator

Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969. Commentator

Jay Harrison. Commentator

Ducloux, Walter, 1913- Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator

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

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 34112 Service copy.