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Samson opera in three acts

Title
Samson [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by George Frideric Handel ; libretto by Newburgh Hamilton.
Author
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.

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Additional Authors
  • Hamilton, Newburgh, 1691-1761.
  • Te Kanawa, Kiri.
  • Vickers, Jon.
  • Walker, Sandra.
  • Macurdy, John.
  • Mitchell, Leona.
  • Hong, Hei-Kyung.
  • Wohlafka, Louise.
  • Upshaw, Dawn.
  • Plishka, Paul, 1941-
  • Di Giuseppe, Enrico, 1938-
  • Booth, Thomas.
  • Rudel, Julius.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-
  • Horne, Marilyn.
  • Jellinek, George, 1919-
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
  • Purdy, Christopher.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (215 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 1, 1986]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Operas
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Sung in English.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:49:21 (synopses and features) ; 2:46:28 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Kiri Te Kanawa (Philistine and Israelite Woman) ; Jon Vickers (Samson) ; Sandra Walker (Micah) ; John Macurdy (Manoah) ; Leona Mitchell (Dalila) ; Hei-Kyung Hong, Louise Wohlafka and Dawn Upshaw (Three Virgins) ; Paul Plishka (Harapha) ; Enrico Di Giuseppe (Philistine Man) ; Thomas Booth (Messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Julius Rudel, conductor, Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 1, 1986.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 488 (F)
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (George Jellinek) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with M. Owen Lee, George Jellinek and Christopher Purdy) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 through "Then shall they know" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded ; Act 2 through "Traitor to love!" -- side 5. Act 2 concluded ; Act 3 through "The Holy one of Israel be thy Guide" -- side 6. Act 3 concluded ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 488 (F)
OCLC
NYPG91-R404
Author
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Title
Samson [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by George Frideric Handel ; libretto by Newburgh Hamilton.
Playing Time
004921 024628
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 1, 1986]
Cast
Kiri Te Kanawa (Philistine and Israelite Woman) ; Jon Vickers (Samson) ; Sandra Walker (Micah) ; John Macurdy (Manoah) ; Leona Mitchell (Dalila) ; Hei-Kyung Hong, Louise Wohlafka and Dawn Upshaw (Three Virgins) ; Paul Plishka (Harapha) ; Enrico Di Giuseppe (Philistine Man) ; Thomas Booth (Messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Julius Rudel, conductor, Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in June 1991, from borrowed Masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 50, no. 12 (Mar. 1, 1986).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 1, 1986.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 488 (F)
Added Author
Hamilton, Newburgh, 1691-1761. Librettist
Te Kanawa, Kiri. Performer
Vickers, Jon. Performer
Walker, Sandra. Performer
Macurdy, John. Performer
Mitchell, Leona. Performer
Hong, Hei-Kyung. Performer
Wohlafka, Louise. Performer
Upshaw, Dawn. Performer
Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
Di Giuseppe, Enrico, 1938- Performer
Booth, Thomas. Performer
Rudel, Julius. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
Horne, Marilyn. Commentator
Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
Purdy, Christopher. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 488 (F) (Production notes in listening room.)
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