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Madama Butterfly opera in three acts

Title
Madama Butterfly [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by L. Illica and G. Giacosa, after the work of John Luther Long and David Belasco.
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

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Additional Authors
  • Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
  • Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
  • Belasco, David, 1853-1931.
  • Licia Albanese, 1913-
  • Barioni, Daniele
  • Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
  • Elias, Rosalind
  • Chambers, Madelaine
  • De Paolis, Alessio
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • Hawkins, Osie
  • Davidson, Lawrence
  • Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Goldovsky, Boris
  • Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992.
  • Kelly, Nancy
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  • Harrison, Jay
  • Ducloux, Walter, 1913-
  • De Schauensee, Max
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
4 sound discs (194 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Dec. 15, 1956\561215\]
Uniform Title
  • Madama Butterfly
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Madama Butterfly
Subjects
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Durations: 2:16:22 (opera) ; 0:57:08 (synopses and features).
  • Compact discs.
  • Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 68 (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. 15, 1956.
Reproduction (note)
  • Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in *LTCM 68 (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, Dorothy Kirsten and Nancy Kelly discuss Madama Butterfly ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 34059
OCLC
NYPG84-R835
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
Madama Butterfly [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by L. Illica and G. Giacosa, after the work of John Luther Long and David Belasco.
Playing Time
021622 005708
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Dec. 15, 1956\561215\]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Dec. 15, 1956\561215\]
Performer
Licia Albanese (Cio-Cio-San) ; Daniele Barioni (B.F. Pinkerton) ; John Brownlee (U.S. Consul Sharpless) ; Rosalind Elias (Suzuki) ; Madelaine Chambers (Kate Pinkerton) ; Alessio De Paolis (Goro) ; George Cehanovsky (Yamadori) ; Osie Hawkins (uncle-priest) ; Lawrence Davidson (Imperial Commissary) ; Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 21, no. 5 (Dec. 10, 1956).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 15, 1956.
Original Version
Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL, July, 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 68 (F).
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Added Author
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
Belasco, David, 1853-1931. Madame Butterfly.
Licia Albanese, 1913- Performer
Barioni, Daniele. Performer
Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Performer
Elias, Rosalind. Performer
Chambers, Madelaine. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
Hawkins, Osie. Performer
Davidson, Lawrence. Performer
Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992. Commentator
Kelly, Nancy. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Harrison, Jay. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter, 1913- Commentator
De Schauensee, Max. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 34059 Service copy.
*LTCM 68 (F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 34059.
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