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Così fan tutte opera in two acts

Title
Così fan tutte [sound recording] : opera in two acts / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte ; English version by Ruth and Thomas P. Martin.
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

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Additional Authors
  • Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
  • Martin,Ruth Berenice Kelley,d1914-
  • Martin, Thomas Philipp, 1909-
  • Steber, Eleanor.
  • Thebom, Blanche.
  • Munsel, Patrice, 1925-
  • Valletti, Cesare.
  • Guarrera, Frank.
  • Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-
  • Stiedry, Fritz.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Ducloux, Walter, 1913-
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  • Bagar, Robert C.
  • Johnson, Harriet.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound discs (191 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Dec. 17, 1955\551217\]
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 17, 1955.
Uniform Title
  • Così fan tutte. English
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Così fan tutte.
Subject
Note
  • Sung in English.
  • Durations: 2:36:52 (opera) ; 0:34:04 (synopses and features).
  • Compact discs.
  • Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 55 (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, Dec. 17, 1955.
Reproduction (note)
  • Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 55 (F).
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1, scenes 1-3 -- CD 2. Act 1, scenes 4-5 ; Act 2, scenes 1-2 -- CD 3. Act 2, scenes 3-4 ; Closing remarks (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz: Robert Lawrence, Walter Ducloux, Deems Taylor, Robert Bagar and Harriett Johnson ; Synopsis of Act 2.
Call Number
*LDC 34091
OCLC
NYPG84-R813
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Title
Così fan tutte [sound recording] : opera in two acts / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte ; English version by Ruth and Thomas P. Martin.
Playing Time
023652 003404
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Dec. 17, 1955\551217\]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 17, 1955.
Performer
Steber, Eleanor (Fiordiligi) ; Blanche Thebom (Dorabella); Patrice Munsel (Despina) ; Cesare Valletti (Ferrando) ; Frank Guarrera (Guglielmo) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Don Alfonso) ; Metropolitan Opera and Chorus ; Fritz Stiedry, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 20, no. 6 (Dec. 12, 1955).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 17, 1955.
Original Version
Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL, Jun. 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 55 (F).
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Added Author
Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist
Martin,Ruth Berenice Kelley,d1914- Translator
Martin, Thomas Philipp, 1909- Translator
Steber, Eleanor. Performer
Thebom, Blanche. Performer
Munsel, Patrice, 1925- Performer
Valletti, Cesare. Performer
Guarrera, Frank. Performer
Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909- Performer
Stiedry, Fritz. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Ducloux, Walter, 1913- Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Bagar, Robert C. Commentator
Johnson, Harriet. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
Added Title
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 34091 Service copy.
*LTCM 55 (F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 34091.
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