Research Catalog

Title

Andrea Chénier : radio broadcast, 1966-02-05 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Umberto Giordano ; libretto by Luigi Illica.

Author

Giordano, Umberto, 1867-1948.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
• Corelli, Franco.
• Tebaldi, Renata.
• Colzani, Anselmo.
• Kriese, Gladys.
• Casei, Nedda, 1935-2020.
• Boucher, Gene.
• Carelli, Gabor.
• Walker, William, 1931-
• Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
• Michalski, Raymond.
• Dunn, Mignon.
• Scott, Norman, 1921-1968.
• Strang, Lloyd.
• Christopher, Russell.
• Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985.
• Gardelli, Lamberto.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Mayer, Martin, 1928-2019.
• Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013.
• Manuel, Michael.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
• Ducloux, Walter.
• Jaretzki, Paul.
• McEwen, Terry.
• Robinson, Francis, 1910-
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

3 sound cassettes (222 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-02-05 (Feb. 5, 1966)]

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

• Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013 > Interviews
• Manuel, Michael > Interviews
• Operas
• Homer, Louise, 1871-1947

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
• Durations: 1:31:45 (synopses and features) ; 2:10:15 (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)

• Franco Corelli (Chénier) ; Renata Tebaldi (Maddalena) ; Anselmo Colzani (Gérard) ; Gladys Kriese (Countess Di Coigny) ; Nedda Casei (Bersi) ; Gene Boucher (Fléville) ; Gabor Carelli (Abbé) ; William Walker (Roucher) ; Andrea Velis (L'Incredibile) ; Raymond Michalski (Mathieu) ; Mignon Dunn (Madelon) ; Norman Scott (Fouquier-Tinville) ; Lloyd Strang (Major-domo) ; Russell Christopher (Dumas) ; Louis Sgarro (Schmidt) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Lamberto Gardelli, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 5, 1966.

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Martin Mayer interviews Risë Stevens and Michael Manuel) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz, beginning (Edward Downes, host, with Mary Ellis Peltz, Walter Ducloux, Paul Jaretzki and Terry McEwen) -- side 2. Opera quiz, conclusion ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Biographies in music (Francis Robinson discusses Louise Homer) ; 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 235 (F)

OCLC

NYPG87-R10

Author

Giordano, Umberto, 1867-1948.

Title

Andrea Chénier : radio broadcast, 1966-02-05 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Umberto Giordano ; libretto by Luigi Illica.

Playing Time

013145 021015

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-02-05 (Feb. 5, 1966)]

Cast

Franco Corelli (Chénier) ; Renata Tebaldi (Maddalena) ; Anselmo Colzani (Gérard) ; Gladys Kriese (Countess Di Coigny) ; Nedda Casei (Bersi) ; Gene Boucher (Fléville) ; Gabor Carelli (Abbé) ; William Walker (Roucher) ; Andrea Velis (L'Incredibile) ; Raymond Michalski (Mathieu) ; Mignon Dunn (Madelon) ; Norman Scott (Fouquier-Tinville) ; Lloyd Strang (Major-domo) ; Russell Christopher (Dumas) ; Louis Sgarro (Schmidt) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Lamberto Gardelli, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 30, no. 14 (Feb. 5, 1966).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 5, 1966.

Original Version

Re-recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1986, from masters lent by the Metropolitan Opera (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Language

Sung in Italian.

Added Author

Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist

Corelli, Franco. Performer

Tebaldi, Renata. Performer

Colzani, Anselmo. Performer

Kriese, Gladys. Performer

Casei, Nedda, 1935-2020. Performer

Boucher, Gene. Performer

Carelli, Gabor. Performer

Walker, William, 1931- Performer

Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer

Michalski, Raymond. Performer

Dunn, Mignon. Performer

Scott, Norman, 1921-1968. Performer

Strang, Lloyd. Performer

Christopher, Russell. Performer

Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer

Gardelli, Lamberto. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Mayer, Martin, 1928-2019. Commentator

Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013. Commentator

Manuel, Michael. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator

Ducloux, Walter. Commentator

Jaretzki, Paul. Commentator

McEwen, Terry. Commentator

Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator

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

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 235 (F) \(Production notes filed in listening room.)