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Orfeo ed Euridice opera in three acts

Title
Orfeo ed Euridice [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Christoph Willibald von Gluck ; libretto by Ranieri de Calzabigi.
Author
Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Calzabigi, Ranieri de, 1714-1795.
  • Stevens, Risë, 1913-
  • Güden, Hilde.
  • Hurley, Laurel.
  • Vartenissian, Shakeh.
  • Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004.
  • Monteux, Pierre, 1875-1964.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
  • Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
  • Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008.
  • Matzenauer, Margarete, 1881-1963.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  • Bagar, Robert C.
  • Harrison, Jay.
  • De Schauensee, Max.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound tape reels (187 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 9, 1955]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
  • Orpheus (Greek mythological character) > Drama
  • Operas
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:53:55 (synopses and features) ; 2:13:10 (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)
  • Risë Stevens (Orfeo) ; Hilde Gueden (Euridice) ; Laurel Hurley (Amore) ; Shakeh Vartenissian (Un'ombre felice) ; Alicia Markova (Premiere danseuse) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Pierre Monteux, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 9, 1955.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 426 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Mrs. August Belmont ; Opera news on the air (Norman Dello Joio, host, with Margarete Matzenauer and Alicia Markova) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with Deems Taylor, Robert Bagar, Jay Harrison and Max de Schauensee) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Sir Rudolf Bing salutes Pierre Monteux -- side 3. Act 1 through Synopsis of scene 2 (Cross) -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Act 2 ; Act 3 through "Vieni! Vieni! appaga il tuo consorte" -- side 6. Act 3 concluded ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LT-10 6092
OCLC
NYPG90-R831
Author
Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787.
Title
Orfeo ed Euridice [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Christoph Willibald von Gluck ; libretto by Ranieri de Calzabigi.
Playing Time
005355 021310
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 9, 1955]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 9, 1955]
Cast
Risë Stevens (Orfeo) ; Hilde Gueden (Euridice) ; Laurel Hurley (Amore) ; Shakeh Vartenissian (Un'ombre felice) ; Alicia Markova (Premiere danseuse) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Pierre Monteux, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in May, 1990, from aluminum-based acetates (7 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 19, no. 22 (Apr. 4, 1955).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 9, 1955.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 426 (F)
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Calzabigi, Ranieri de, 1714-1795. Librettist
Stevens, Risë, 1913- Performer
Güden, Hilde. Performer
Hurley, Laurel. Performer
Vartenissian, Shakeh. Performer
Markova, Alicia, Dame, 1910-2004. Performer. Commentator
Monteux, Pierre, 1875-1964. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- Commentator
Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. Commentator
Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008. Commentator
Matzenauer, Margarete, 1881-1963. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Bagar, Robert C. Commentator
Harrison, Jay. Commentator
De Schauensee, Max. 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
*LT-10 6092 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 426 (F)
*LTCM 426 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 6092.
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