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Andrea Chénier : opera in four acts

Title
Andrea Chénier : radio broadcast, 1990-12-22 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Umberto Giordano ; libretto by Luigi Illica.
Author
Giordano, Umberto, 1867-1948.

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Additional Authors
  • Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
  • Crolius, Ross.
  • Milnes, Sherrill.
  • Millo, Aprile.
  • Castle, Joyce.
  • Kesling, Diane.
  • Sokol, Michael.
  • Fitch, Bernard.
  • Martinucci, Nicola.
  • Capecchi, Renato.
  • Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
  • Schexnayder, Brian.
  • Johnson, Camellia.
  • Wells, Jeffrey.
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Vernon, Richard, 1950-
  • Rudel, Julius.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-
  • Horne, Marilyn.
  • Habachy, Nimet.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Livingstone, William.
  • Purdy, Christopher.
  • Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977.
  • Arroyo, Martina.
  • Nilsson, Birgit.
  • Flagello, Ezio.
  • McCracken, James, 1926-
  • Jellinek, George, 1919-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound discs (202 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 22, 1990]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Met moments (Radio program)
  • Biographies in music (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Operas
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:09:26 (synopses and features) ; 2:13:27 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
  • Compact discs.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Ross Crolius (The Major-Domo) ; Sherrill Milnes (Carlo Gérard) ; Aprile Millo (Maddalena de Coigny) ; Joyce Castle (Countess de Coigny) ; Diane Kesling (Bersi) ; Michael Sokol (Fléville) ; Bernard Fitch (The Abbè) ; Nicola Martinucci (Andrea Chénier) ; Renato Capecchi (Mathieu) ; Andrea Velis (Incredibile, a spy) ; Brian Schexnayder (Roucher) ; Camellia Johnson (Madelon) ; Jeffrey Wells (Dumas) ; James Courtney (Fouquier-Tinville) ; Richard Vernon (Schmidt) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Julius Rudel, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 22, 1990.
Reproduction (note)
  • Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 579 (F)
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 ; Act 2 -- CD 2. Act 3 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 3. Opera news on the air (Nimet Habachy) ; Met Moments (Cyril Ritchard, host, with Martina Arroyo, Birget Nilsson, Ezio Flagello and James McCracken) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with George Jellinek, William Livingston and Christopher Purdy) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) ; Biographies in music (George Jellinek) ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 579 (F)
OCLC
NYPG92-R913
Author
Giordano, Umberto, 1867-1948.
Title
Andrea Chénier : radio broadcast, 1990-12-22 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Umberto Giordano ; libretto by Luigi Illica.
Playing Time
010926 021327
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 22, 1990]
Cast
Ross Crolius (The Major-Domo) ; Sherrill Milnes (Carlo Gérard) ; Aprile Millo (Maddalena de Coigny) ; Joyce Castle (Countess de Coigny) ; Diane Kesling (Bersi) ; Michael Sokol (Fléville) ; Bernard Fitch (The Abbè) ; Nicola Martinucci (Andrea Chénier) ; Renato Capecchi (Mathieu) ; Andrea Velis (Incredibile, a spy) ; Brian Schexnayder (Roucher) ; Camellia Johnson (Madelon) ; Jeffrey Wells (Dumas) ; James Courtney (Fouquier-Tinville) ; Richard Vernon (Schmidt) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Julius Rudel, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1992, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 55, no. 7 (Dec. 22, 1990).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 22, 1990.
Reproduction
Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 579 (F)
Added Author
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
Crolius, Ross. Performer
Milnes, Sherrill. Performer
Millo, Aprile. Performer
Castle, Joyce. Performer
Kesling, Diane. Performer
Sokol, Michael. Performer
Fitch, Bernard. Performer
Martinucci, Nicola. Performer
Capecchi, Renato. Performer
Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
Schexnayder, Brian. Performer
Johnson, Camellia. Performer
Wells, Jeffrey. Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- performer.
Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
Rudel, Julius. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
Horne, Marilyn. Commentator
Habachy, Nimet. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Livingstone, William. Commentator
Purdy, Christopher. Commentator
Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977. Commentator
Arroyo, Martina. Commentator
Nilsson, Birgit. Commentator
Flagello, Ezio. Commentator
McCracken, James, 1926- Commentator
Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Met moments (Radio program)
Biographies in music (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 579 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 29110.
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