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Le Nozze di Figaro opera in four acts

Title
Le Nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte.
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

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Additional Authors
  • Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
  • Ramey, Samuel.
  • McLaughlin, Marie, 1954-
  • Korn, Artur.
  • Von Stade, Frederica.
  • Schmidt, Andreas, 1960-
  • Sénéchal, Michel.
  • Lott, Felicity.
  • Davia, Federico.
  • Fracker, Richard.
  • Grant Murphy, Heidi.
  • Conlon, James, 1950-
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Osborne, Charles, 1927-2017.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Burroughs, Bruce.
  • Jenkins, Speight.
  • Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999.
  • Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969.
  • De Paolis, Alessio.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
5 sound discs (236 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 23, 1991]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Met moments (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:45:11 (synopses and features) ; 3:11:37 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
  • Compact discs.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Samuel Ramey (Figaro) ; Marie McLaughlin (Susanna) ; Artur Korn (Don Bartolo) ; Loretta Di Franco (Marcellina) ; Frederica von Stade (Cherubino) ; Andreas Schmidt (Count Almaviva) ; Michel Sénéchal (Don Basilio) ; Felicity Lott (Countess Almaviva) ; Federico Davia (Antonio) ; Richard Fracker (Don Cuzio) ; Heidi Grant (Barbarina) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Conlon, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 23, 1991.
Reproduction (note)
  • Preservation copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 592 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 -- CD 4. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 5. Opera news on the air (Charles Osborne) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Bruce Burroughs, Speight Jenkins and Charles Osborne) ; Met Moments (Clifton Fadiman, host, with Salvatore Baccaloni and Alessio de Paolis) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).
Call Number
*LDC 29109
OCLC
NYPG92-R964
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Title
Le Nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte.
Playing Time
004511 031137
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 23, 1991]
Cast
Samuel Ramey (Figaro) ; Marie McLaughlin (Susanna) ; Artur Korn (Don Bartolo) ; Loretta Di Franco (Marcellina) ; Frederica von Stade (Cherubino) ; Andreas Schmidt (Count Almaviva) ; Michel Sénéchal (Don Basilio) ; Felicity Lott (Countess Almaviva) ; Federico Davia (Antonio) ; Richard Fracker (Don Cuzio) ; Heidi Grant (Barbarina) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Conlon, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in May 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. 13 (Mar. 16, 1991).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 23, 1991.
Reproduction
Preservation copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 592 (F)
Language
Sung in Italian.
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Added Author
Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist
Ramey, Samuel. Performer
McLaughlin, Marie, 1954- Performer
Korn, Artur. Performer
Von Stade, Frederica. Performer
Schmidt, Andreas, 1960- Performer
Sénéchal, Michel. Performer
Lott, Felicity. Performer
Davia, Federico. Performer
Fracker, Richard. Performer
Grant Murphy, Heidi. Performer
Conlon, James, 1950- Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Osborne, Charles, 1927-2017. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Burroughs, Bruce. Commentator
Jenkins, Speight. Commentator
Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999. hst.
Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969. Commentator
De Paolis, Alessio. 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)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 29109 Service copy.
*LTCM 592 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 29109.
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