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Aïda : opera in four acts

Title
Aïda : radio broadcast, 1965-03-20 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by A. Ghislanzoni.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Additional Authors
  • Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893.
  • Nilsson, Birgit.
  • Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975.
  • Cernei, Elena.
  • MacNeil, Cornell, 1922-
  • Tozzi, Giorgio.
  • Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985.
  • Pracht, Mary Ellen.
  • Nagy, Robert, 1929-
  • Steinberg, William, 1899-1978.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Souvaine, Geraldine, 1909-
  • Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
  • Harrison, Jay.
  • Jaretzki, Paul.
  • Wiebel, William.
  • Robinson, Francis, 1910-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (227 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 20, 1965]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Biographies in music (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:24:15 (synopses and features) ; 2:22:35 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Birgit Nilsson (Aida) ; Richard Tucker (Radames) ; Elena Cernei (Amneris) ; Cornell MacNeil (Amonasro) ; Giorgio Tozzi (Ramfis) ; Louis Sgarro (King of Egypt) ; Mary Ellen Pracht (Priestess) ; Robert Nagy (Messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; William Steinberg, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 20, 1965.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Edward Downes interviews Geraldine Souvaine) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz, beginning (Edward Downes, host, with Mary Ellis Peltz, Jay Harrison, Paul Jaretzki and William Wiebel) -- side 2. Opera quiz, conclusion ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Biographies in music (Francis Robinson discusses Luisa Tetrazzini) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LTCM 221 (F)
OCLC
NYPG86-R146
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Aïda : radio broadcast, 1965-03-20 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by A. Ghislanzoni.
Playing Time
012415 022235
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 20, 1965]
Cast
Birgit Nilsson (Aida) ; Richard Tucker (Radames) ; Elena Cernei (Amneris) ; Cornell MacNeil (Amonasro) ; Giorgio Tozzi (Ramfis) ; Louis Sgarro (King of Egypt) ; Mary Ellen Pracht (Priestess) ; Robert Nagy (Messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; William Steinberg, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 29, no. 19 (Mar. 20, 1965).
Event
Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 20, 1965.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1986, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893. Librettist
Nilsson, Birgit. Performer
Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975. Performer
Cernei, Elena. Performer
MacNeil, Cornell, 1922- Performer
Tozzi, Giorgio. Performer
Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer
Pracht, Mary Ellen. Performer
Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer
Steinberg, William, 1899-1978. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Souvaine, Geraldine, 1909- Commentator
Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
Harrison, Jay. Commentator
Jaretzki, Paul. Commentator
Wiebel, William. Commentator
Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Biographies in music (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 221 (F) \(Production notes filed in listening room.)
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