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Don Pasquale opera in three acts / Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by the composer and Giovanni Ruffini. Soirée / ballet by Zachary Solov ; music by Gioacchino Rossini ; arranged by Benjamin Britten.

Title
Don Pasquale [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by the composer and Giovanni Ruffini. Soirée / ballet by Zachary Solov ; music by Gioacchino Rossini ; arranged by Benjamin Britten.
Author
Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.

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Additional Authors
  • Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.
  • Solov, Zachary, 1923-
  • Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
  • Ruffini, Giovanni, 1807-1881.
  • Corena, Fernando
  • Valletti, Cesare
  • Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
  • Guarrera, Frank
  • De Paolis, Alessio
  • Schippers, Thomas
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Goldovsky, Boris
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  • Bagar, Robert C.
  • Doucloux, Walter, 1913-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
4 sound discs (214 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 11, 1956]
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Feb. 11, 1956\560211\]
Uniform Title
  • Don Pasquale
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
  • Don Pasquale
  • Soirée.
Subjects
Note
  • The opera sung in Italian.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:07:18 (synopses and features) ; 0:29:42 (ballet) ; 1:57:07 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • Production notes and official cast list (7 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 60 (F).
  • The ballet performed as a "pre-curtain" feature.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 11, 1956.
Reproduction (note)
  • Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in *LTCM 60 (F).
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Contents
CD 1. Introduction (Milton Cross) ; Synopsis of Soirée (Cross) ; Soirée -- CD 2. Opera, Act 1 -- CD 3. Opera, Act 2 ; Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross). -- CD 4. Opera news on the air: Boris Goldovsky analyzes Don Pasquale ; Synopsis of Act 1 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz: Robert Lawrence, Deems Taylor, Robert Bagar and Walter Ducloux ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Third intermission: Clifton Fadiman interviews Sir Steuart Wilson ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 34096
OCLC
NYPG84-R978
Author
Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.
Title
Don Pasquale [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by the composer and Giovanni Ruffini. Soirée / ballet by Zachary Solov ; music by Gioacchino Rossini ; arranged by Benjamin Britten.
Playing Time
010718 002942 015707
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 11, 1956]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Feb. 11, 1956\560211\]
Performer
Fernando Corena (Don Pasquale) ; Cesare Valletti (Ernesto) ; Roberta Peters (Norina) ; Frank Guarrera (Dr. Malatesta) ; Alessio De Paolis (notary) ; Metropolitan Orchestra and Chorus ; Thomas Schippers, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 20, no. 14 (Feb. 6, 1956).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 11, 1956.
Original Version
Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL, July 1984, from borrowed copies (on 4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.) of the original recordings.
Reproduction
Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in *LTCM 60 (F).
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Added Author
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Works. Selections; arranged.
Solov, Zachary, 1923- choreographer.
Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Arranger
Ruffini, Giovanni, 1807-1881. Librettist
Corena, Fernando. Performer
Valletti, Cesare. Performer
Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Performer
Guarrera, Frank. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Schippers, Thomas. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Bagar, Robert C. Commentator
Doucloux, Walter, 1913- Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Soirée.
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 34096 Service copy.
*LTCM 60 (F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 34096.
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