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Francesca da Rimini opera in four acts

Title
Francesca da Rimini [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Riccardo Zandonai ; libretto by Tito Ricordi, based on the play by Gabriele d'Annunzio.
Author
Zandonai, Riccardo, 1883-1944.

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Additional Authors
  • Ricordi, Tito
  • D'Annunzio, Gabriele, 1863-1938.
  • Schexnayder, Brian
  • Robinson, Gail, 1946-
  • Rom, Natalia
  • Dubinbaum, Gail
  • Catania, Claudia
  • Jones, Isola
  • Fredricks, Richard
  • Laciura, Anthony
  • Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023.
  • Lorange, Nicole
  • Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
  • Darrenkamp, John
  • Gilmore, John
  • MacNeil, Cornell, 1922-
  • Yuscarán, Guillermo
  • Bills, John
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-
  • Goldovsky, Boris
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Bonelli, Peter
  • Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
  • Movshon, George
  • Mohr, Richard
  • Bradley, Gwendolyn
  • Verrett, Shirley
  • Flagello, Ezio
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
3 sound cassettes (225 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 7, 1984]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:14:06 (synopses and features) ; 2:31:19 (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)
  • Brian Schexnayder (Simonetto) ; Gail Robinson (Garsenda) ; Natalia Rom (Biancofiore) ; Gail Dubinbaum (Altichiara) ; Claudia Catania (Adonella) ; Isola Jones (Smaragdi) ; Richard Fredricks (Ostasio) ; Anthony Laciura (Ser Toldo Berardengo) ; Renata Scotto (Francesca) ; Nicole Lorange (Samaritana) ; John Darrenkamp (Berlingerio) ; Plácido Domingo (Paolo) ; John Gilmore (An archer) ; Cornell MacNeil (Gianciotto) ; William Lewis (Malatestino) ; John Bills (A prisoner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conducting ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 7, 1984.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 453 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Peter Bonelli, M. Owen Lee and George Movshon) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) ; Singers' roundtable (Richard Mohr, host, with Gwendolyn Bradley, Shirley Verrett and Ezio Flagello) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 453 (F)
OCLC
NYPG91-R128
Author
Zandonai, Riccardo, 1883-1944.
Title
Francesca da Rimini [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Riccardo Zandonai ; libretto by Tito Ricordi, based on the play by Gabriele d'Annunzio.
Playing Time
011406 023119
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 7, 1984]
Cast
Brian Schexnayder (Simonetto) ; Gail Robinson (Garsenda) ; Natalia Rom (Biancofiore) ; Gail Dubinbaum (Altichiara) ; Claudia Catania (Adonella) ; Isola Jones (Smaragdi) ; Richard Fredricks (Ostasio) ; Anthony Laciura (Ser Toldo Berardengo) ; Renata Scotto (Francesca) ; Nicole Lorange (Samaritana) ; John Darrenkamp (Berlingerio) ; Plácido Domingo (Paolo) ; John Gilmore (An archer) ; Cornell MacNeil (Gianciotto) ; William Lewis (Malatestino) ; John Bills (A prisoner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conducting ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1990, 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. 48, no. 14 (Mar. 31, 1984).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 7, 1984.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 453 (F)
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Ricordi, Tito. Librettist
D'Annunzio, Gabriele, 1863-1938. Francesca da Rimini.
Schexnayder, Brian. Performer
Robinson, Gail, 1946- Performer
Rom, Natalia. Performer
Dubinbaum, Gail. Performer
Catania, Claudia. Performer
Jones, Isola. Performer
Fredricks, Richard. Performer
Laciura, Anthony. Performer
Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023. Performer
Lorange, Nicole. Performer
Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
Darrenkamp, John. Performer
Gilmore, John. Performer
MacNeil, Cornell, 1922- Performer
Yuscarán, Guillermo. Performer
Bills, John. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Bonelli, Peter. Commentator
Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
Movshon, George. Commentator
Mohr, Richard. Commentator
Bradley, Gwendolyn. Commentator
Verrett, Shirley. Commentator
Flagello, Ezio. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 453 (F) \(Production notes on file.)
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