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Manon opera in three acts

Title
Manon [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Jules Massenet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille.
Author
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.

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AudioUse in library *LDC 32751 [CD. Service copy]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
  • Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901.
  • Malfitano, Catherine.
  • Gulyás, Dénes.
  • Holloway, David, 1942-
  • Furlanetto, Ferruccio.
  • Sénéchal, Michel.
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Blackwell, Harolyn.
  • Barnett, Cynthia.
  • Kesling, Diane.
  • Malas, Spiro.
  • Booth, Thomas.
  • Bernard, David.
  • Di Franco, Loretta.
  • Coffey, Frank (Singer)
  • O'Mara, Stephen.
  • Harper, Talmage.
  • Rosenthal, Manuel, 1904-2003.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Hubay, Alfred.
  • Weaver, William, 1923-2013
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound discs (238 min.) : digital ; stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 28, 1987]
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 French.
  • Durations: 0:58:13 (synopses and features) ; 2:59:55 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (filed under classmark: *LTCM 508 (F)).
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 28, 1987.
Reproduction (note)
  • Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 508 (F).
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Contents
CD 1. Act I -- CD 2. Act II -- CD 3. Act III ; Closing remarks (Peter Allen) -- CD 4. Introduction and synopsis of Act I, scene 1 (Peter Allen) ; Synopsis of Act I, scene 2 (Allen) ; Opera news on the air (M. Owen Lee) ; Synopsis of Act II (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (M. Owen Lee, host, with Edward Downes, Alfred Hubay and William Weaver) ; Synopsis of Act III (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 508 (F)
OCLC
NYPG91-R633
Author
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.
Title
Manon [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Jules Massenet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille.
Playing Time
005813 025955
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 28, 1987]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 28, 1987]
Performer
Catherine Malfitano (Manon Lescaut) ; Dénes Gulyás (Des Grieux) ; David Holloway (Lescaut) ; Ferruccio Furlanetto (Count Des Grieux) ; Michel Sénéchal (Guillot) ; James Courtney (De Brétigny) ; Harolyn Blackwell (Pousette) ; Cynthia Barnett (Javotte) ; Diane Kesling (Rosette) ; Spiro Malas (An innkeeper) ; Thomas Booth, David Bernard (Guards) ; Loretta Di Franco (A maid) ; Frank Coffey (The porter of the seminary) ; Stephen O'Mara and Talmage Harper (Croupiers) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Manuel Rosenthal, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 51, no. 12 (Feb. 28, 1987).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 28, 1987.
Original Version
Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1991, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 508 (F).
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Added Author
Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901. Librettist
Malfitano, Catherine. Performer
Gulyás, Dénes. Performer
Holloway, David, 1942- Performer
Furlanetto, Ferruccio. Performer
Sénéchal, Michel. Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- performer
Blackwell, Harolyn. Performer
Barnett, Cynthia. Performer
Kesling, Diane. Performer
Malas, Spiro. Performer
Booth, Thomas. Performer
Bernard, David. Performer
Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
Coffey, Frank (Singer) Performer
O'Mara, Stephen. Performer
Harper, Talmage. Performer
Rosenthal, Manuel, 1904-2003. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
Weaver, William, 1923-2013, 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
*LTCM 508 (F) Cassette copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 52751.
*LDC 32751 Service copy.
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