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Vanessa opera in three acts

Title
Vanessa [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Samuel Barber ; libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti.
Author
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.

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Additional Authors
  • Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007.
  • Costa, Mary.
  • Elias, Rosalind.
  • Alexander, John, 1923-1990.
  • Thebom, Blanche.
  • Tozzi, Giorgio.
  • Christopher, Russell.
  • Graham, Arthur.
  • Steinberg, William, 1899-1978.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Davenport, Marcia, 1903-
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Harrison, Jay.
  • Hubbard, Merle.
  • Schick, George, 1908-1985.
  • Hook, Howard J., Jr.
  • Di Franco, Loretta.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
on 5 sides of 3 sound cassettes (180 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 3, 1965]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:11:00 (synopses and features) ; 1:48:45 (opera).
  • With production notes and official cast list (6 p.).
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 3, 1965.
Language (note)
  • Sung in English.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Marcia Davenport interviews Milton Cross) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Boris Goldovsky, Jay Harrison, Merle Hubbard and George Schick) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Howard J. Hook introduces National Council Auditions winner Loretta Di Franco ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1, scene 1 -- side 4. Act 1, scene 2 ; Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3.
Call Number
*LTCM 223 (F)
OCLC
NYPG86-R148
Author
Barber, Samuel, 1910-1981.
Title
Vanessa [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Samuel Barber ; libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti.
Playing Time
011100 014845
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 3, 1965]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 3, 1965]
Performer
Mary Costa (Vanessa) ; Rosalind Elias (Erika) ; John Alexander (Anatol) ; Blanche Thebom (Baroness) ; Giorgio Tozzi (Doctor) ; Russell Christopher (Nicholas) ; Arthur Graham (Footman) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; William Steinberg, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1986, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 29, no. 21 (Apr. 3, 1965).
Event
Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 3, 1965.
Language
Sung in English.
Added Author
Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007. Librettist
Costa, Mary. Performer
Elias, Rosalind. Performer
Alexander, John, 1923-1990. Performer
Thebom, Blanche. Performer
Tozzi, Giorgio. Performer
Christopher, Russell. Performer
Graham, Arthur. Performer
Steinberg, William, 1899-1978. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Davenport, Marcia, 1903- Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Harrison, Jay. Commentator
Hubbard, Merle. Commentator
Schick, George, 1908-1985. Commentator
Hook, Howard J., Jr.
Di Franco, Loretta. 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 223 (F) \(Production notes filed in listening room.)
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