Research Catalog

Title

Boris Godunov : radio broadcast, 1961-01-07 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / M.P. Mussorgsky, based on Pushkin ; orchestration by Dimitri Shostakovich ; English text by John Gutman.

Author

Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Gutman, John
• Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975.
• Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837.
• London, George, 1920-1985.
• Vanni, Helen
• Stratas, Teresa
• Roggero, Margaret
• Kelley, Norman
• Marsh, Calvin
• Tozzi, Giorgio
• Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969.
• Dunn, Mignon
• Borg, Kim
• Flagello, Ezio
• Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
• Lipton, Martha
• Hawkins, Osie
• Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
• Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985.
• Nagy, Robert, 1929-
• Votipka, Thelma
• Powell, Thomas, 1919-
• Balestrieri, Anthony
• Trehy, John
• Weiss, Rob
• Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Goldovsky, Boris
• Hines, Jerome, 1921-
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Harrison, Jay
• Price, Walter, 1931-
• Simon, Henry W. (Henry William), 1901-1970.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

3 sound cassettes (229 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 7, 1961\610107\]

Uniform Title

• Boris Godunov (Shostakovich). English
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Boris Godunov (Shostakovich).

Subject

• Operas

Note

• Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
• Durations: 1:02:55 (synopses and features) ; 2:45:45 (opera).
• Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein listening room.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• George London (Boris) ; Helen Vanni (Fyodor) ; Teresa Stratas (Xenia) ; Margaret Roggero (Xenia's nurse) ; Norman Kelley (Shuiski) ; Calvin Marsh (Shchelkalov) ; Giorgio Tozzi (Pimen) ; Brian Sullivan (False Dimitri) ; Mignon Dunn (Marina) ; Kim Borg (Rangoni) ; Ezio Flagello (Varlaam) ; Charles Anthony (Missail) ; Martha Lipton (Innkeeper) ; Osie Hawkins (Frontier guard) ; Paul Franke (Simpleton) ; Louis Sgarro (Nikitich) ; Robert Nagy (Boyar) ; Thelma Votipka (Woman) ; Thomas Powell (Mityukh) ; Anthony Balestrieri (Krushchov) ; John Trehy (Lavitski) ; Hal Roberts (Chernikovski) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 7, 1961.

Language (note)

• Sung in English.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky and Jerome Hines discuss Boris Godunov) ; Synopsis of act 2, scene 1 (Cross) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 2, scene 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Walter Price, Henry Simon and Jay Harrison) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 through scene 4: Varlaam's Song -- side 4. Act 1, conclusion ; Act 2, scene 1 -- side 5. Act 2, scene 2 ; Act 3, scene 1 -- side 6. Act 3, scenes 2-3 ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call Number

*LTCM 133 (F)

OCLC

NYPG85-R333

Author

Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881.

Title

Boris Godunov : radio broadcast, 1961-01-07 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / M.P. Mussorgsky, based on Pushkin ; orchestration by Dimitri Shostakovich ; English text by John Gutman.

Playing Time

010255 024545

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 7, 1961\610107\]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 7, 1961\610107\]

Cast

George London (Boris) ; Helen Vanni (Fyodor) ; Teresa Stratas (Xenia) ; Margaret Roggero (Xenia's nurse) ; Norman Kelley (Shuiski) ; Calvin Marsh (Shchelkalov) ; Giorgio Tozzi (Pimen) ; Brian Sullivan (False Dimitri) ; Mignon Dunn (Marina) ; Kim Borg (Rangoni) ; Ezio Flagello (Varlaam) ; Charles Anthony (Missail) ; Martha Lipton (Innkeeper) ; Osie Hawkins (Frontier guard) ; Paul Franke (Simpleton) ; Louis Sgarro (Nikitich) ; Robert Nagy (Boyar) ; Thelma Votipka (Woman) ; Thomas Powell (Mityukh) ; Anthony Balestrieri (Krushchov) ; John Trehy (Lavitski) ; Hal Roberts (Chernikovski) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 25, no. 9 (Jan. 7, 1961).

Event

Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 7, 1961.

Original Version

Re-recorded at NYPL, May, 1985, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Language

Sung in English.

Added Author

Gutman, John. Translator

Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975. Arranger

Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837. Boris Godunov.

London, George, 1920-1985. Performer

Vanni, Helen. Performer

Stratas, Teresa. Performer

Roggero, Margaret. Performer

Kelley, Norman. Performer

Marsh, Calvin. Performer

Tozzi, Giorgio. Performer

Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969. Performer

Dunn, Mignon. Performer

Borg, Kim. Performer

Flagello, Ezio. Performer

Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer

Lipton, Martha. Performer

Hawkins, Osie. Performer

Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer

Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer

Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer

Votipka, Thelma. Performer

Powell, Thomas, 1919- Performer

Balestrieri, Anthony. Performer

Trehy, John. Performer

Weiss, Rob. Performer

Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator

Hines, Jerome, 1921- Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Harrison, Jay. Commentator

Price, Walter, 1931- Commentator

Simon, Henry W. (Henry William), 1901-1970. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LTCM 133 (F) \(Production notes filed in listening room.)