Research Catalog

Title

L'italiana in Algeri [sound recording] : dramma giocoso in two acts / Gioachino Rossini ; libretto by Angelo Anelli.

Author

Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.

Publication

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2001.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
• Anelli, Angelo, 1761-1820.
• Guyer, Joyce.
• Zifchak, Maria.
• Kwiecien, Mariusz.
• Ramey, Samuel.
• Polenzani, Matthew.
• Larmore, Jennifer.
• Corbelli, Alessandro.
• Morrison, Robert, keyboardist.
• Campanella, Bruno, 1943-
• Eckert, Thor, Jr.
• Jellinek, George, 1919-
• Rizzo, Francis, 1936-
• Webb, Susan (Susan S.)
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 17, 2001.

Uniform Title

• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subjects

• Operas
• Goldovsky, Boris

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Subtitle from house program.
• Durations: 40:20 (synopses and features) ; 2:29:26 (opera).
• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• Joyce Guyer (Elvira) ; Maria Zifchak (Zulma) ; Mariusz Kwiecien (Haly) ; Samuel Ramey (Mustafà) ; Matthew Polenzani (Lindoro) ; Jennifer Larmore (Isabella) ; Alessandro Corbelli (Taddeo) ; Robert Morrison, recitative accompanist ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Bruno Campanella, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 17, 2001.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1, part 1 -- CD 2. Act 1, part 2 -- CD 3. Act 2, part 1 -- CD 4. Act 2, part 2 ; closing (Peter Allen) ; Eulogy for Boris Goldovsky (Peter Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Thor Eckert, Jr., host, with George Jellinek, Francis Rizzo and Susan Webb) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Peter Allen).

Call Number

*LDC 26945

OCLC

NYPG01-R352

Author

Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.

Title

L'italiana in Algeri [sound recording] : dramma giocoso in two acts / Gioachino Rossini ; libretto by Angelo Anelli.

Imprint

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2001.

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 17, 2001.

Cast

Joyce Guyer (Elvira) ; Maria Zifchak (Zulma) ; Mariusz Kwiecien (Haly) ; Samuel Ramey (Mustafà) ; Matthew Polenzani (Lindoro) ; Jennifer Larmore (Isabella) ; Alessandro Corbelli (Taddeo) ; Robert Morrison, recitative accompanist ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Bruno Campanella, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 65, no. 8 (Feb. 2001).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 17, 2001.

Language

Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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Added Author

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Anelli, Angelo, 1761-1820. Librettist

Guyer, Joyce. Performer

Zifchak, Maria. Performer

Kwiecien, Mariusz. Performer

Ramey, Samuel. Performer

Polenzani, Matthew. Performer

Larmore, Jennifer. Performer

Corbelli, Alessandro. Performer

Morrison, Robert, keyboardist. Performer

Campanella, Bruno, 1943- Conductor

Eckert, Thor, Jr. Commentator

Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator

Rizzo, Francis, 1936- Commentator

Webb, Susan (Susan S.) Performer

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 26945