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La Périchole opera bouffe in three acts (four scenes), originally in French

Title
La Périchole [sound recording] : opera bouffe in three acts (four scenes), originally in French / Jacques Offenbach ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy; English text by Maurice Valency.
Author
Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880

Details

Additional Authors
  • Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908
  • Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897
  • Valency, Maurice, 1903-1996
  • Morel, Jean, 1903-1975
  • Strasfogel, Ignace
  • Burger, Julius
  • Stratas, Teresa
  • Uppman, Theodor, 1920-
  • Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977
  • Gramm, Donald
  • Franke, Paul, 1917-2011
  • Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-
  • Clements, Joy
  • Pracht, Mary Ellen
  • Baldwin, Marcia
  • Schmorr, Robert
  • Boucher, Gene
  • Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994
  • Chist︠i︡akov, Vladimir
  • Allers, Franz
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Nilsson, Birgit
  • Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010
  • Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981
  • Ducloux, Walter
  • Harrison, Jay
  • Rudel, Julius
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
on 5 sides of 3 sound cassettes (196 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1965-12-25 (Dec. 25, 1965)]
Uniform Title
  • Périchole. English
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Périchole.
Subject
Operas
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Musical version by Jean Morel and Ignace Strasfogel; orchestration revised by Julius Burger.
  • Titles from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:00:00 (synopses and features) ; 2:15:35 (opera).
  • With production notes and official cast list (6 p.)
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 25, 1965.
Language (note)
  • Sung in English.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air. Re-broadcast of Jan. 26, 1963 (Edward Downes, Birgit Nilsson and Joan Sutherland) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, Mary Ellis Peltz, Walter Ducloux, Jay Harrison and Julius Rudel) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 through "I've dined so well" -- side 4. Act 1 (conclusion) ; Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LTCM 229 (F)
OCLC
NYPG87-R4
Author
Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.
Title
La Périchole [sound recording] : opera bouffe in three acts (four scenes), originally in French / Jacques Offenbach ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy; English text by Maurice Valency.
Playing Time
010000 021535
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1965-12-25 (Dec. 25, 1965)]
Performer
Teresa Stratas (Périchole) ; Theodor Uppman (Paquillo) ; Cyril Ritchard (Don Andres) ; Donald Gramm (Don Pedro) ; Paul Franke (Count Panatellas) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Tarapote) ; Joy Clements (Guadalena) ; Mary Ellen Pracht (Estrella ) ; Marcia Baldwin (Virginella ) ; Robert Schmorr (First Notary ) ; Gene Boucher (Second Notary) ; Andrea Velis (Old Prisoner) ; Vladimir Chistiakov (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Franz Allers, conductor ; Milton Cross, program host.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1986, from masters lent by Metropolitan Opera (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.)
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 30, no. 8 (Dec. 25, 1965).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 25, 1965.
Language
Sung in English.
Added Author
Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist
Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
Valency, Maurice, 1903-1996, translator.
Morel, Jean, 1903-1975. Adapter
Strasfogel, Ignace. Adapter
Burger, Julius. Arranger
Stratas, Teresa. Performer
Uppman, Theodor, 1920- Performer
Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977. Performer
Gramm, Donald. Performer
Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909- Performer
Clements, Joy. Performer
Pracht, Mary Ellen. Performer
Baldwin, Marcia. Performer
Schmorr, Robert. Performer
Boucher, Gene. Performer
Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
Chist︠i︡akov, Vladimir. Performer
Allers, Franz. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Nilsson, Birgit. Commentator
Sutherland, Joan, 1926-2010. Commentator
Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Harrison, Jay. Commentator
Rudel, Julius. 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
*LTCM 229 (F) (Production notes in listening room.)
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