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Il barbiere di Siviglia : opera in 2 acts

Title
Il barbiere di Siviglia : radio broadcast, 2002-02-02 [sound recording] : opera in 2 acts / by Gioacchino Rossini ; libretto by Cesare Sterbini, based on the play by Beaumarchais.
Author
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2002.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831.
  • Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
  • Swenson, Ruth Ann
  • Florez, Juan Diego, 1973-
  • Croft, Dwayne
  • Plishka, Paul, 1941-
  • Alaimo, Simone
  • Pogosov, Rodion
  • Waite, Claudia
  • Laciura, Anthony
  • Abel, Yves
  • Livingstone, William
  • Hamilton, David, 1935 January 18-
  • Miller, Sarah Bryan
  • Wagner, Alan, 1931-2007.
  • 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
ChevronTexaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 2, 2002.
Uniform Title
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Subtitle from Opera News.
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Performer (note)
  • Ruth Ann Swenson (Rosina) ; Juan Diego Flórez (Count Almaviva) ; Dwayne Croft (Figaro) ; Paul Plishka (Dr. Bartolo) ; Simone Alaimo (Don Basilio) ; Rodion Pogossov (Fiorello) ; Claudia Waite (Berta) ; Anthony Laciura (Sergeant) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Yves Abel, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 2, 2002.
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 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Texaco's opera quiz (William Livingstone, host, with David Hamilton, Sarah Bryan Miller and Alan Wagner) ; Synopsis of Act 2.
Call Number
*LDC 27378
OCLC
NYPG02-R118
Author
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.
Title
Il barbiere di Siviglia : radio broadcast, 2002-02-02 [sound recording] : opera in 2 acts / by Gioacchino Rossini ; libretto by Cesare Sterbini, based on the play by Beaumarchais.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2002.
Series
ChevronTexaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 2, 2002.
ChevronTexaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 2, 2002.
Cast
Ruth Ann Swenson (Rosina) ; Juan Diego Flórez (Count Almaviva) ; Dwayne Croft (Figaro) ; Paul Plishka (Dr. Bartolo) ; Simone Alaimo (Don Basilio) ; Rodion Pogossov (Fiorello) ; Claudia Waite (Berta) ; Anthony Laciura (Sergeant) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Yves Abel, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 2, 2002.
Language
Sung in Italian.
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Added Author
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831. Librettist
Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Barbier de Séville.
Swenson, Ruth Ann. Performer
Florez, Juan Diego, 1973- Performer
Croft, Dwayne. Performer
Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
Alaimo, Simone. Performer
Pogosov, Rodion. Performer
Waite, Claudia. Performer
Laciura, Anthony. Performer
Abel, Yves. Conductor
Livingstone, William. Commentator
Hamilton, David, 1935 January 18- Commentator
Miller, Sarah Bryan. Commentator
Wagner, Alan, 1931-2007. Commentator
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 27378
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