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Carmen : opera in four acts

Title
Carmen : radio broadcast, 1952-02-16 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meihac and Halévy, based on Marimée's story.
Author
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.

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Additional Authors
  • Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
  • Meihac, Henri, 1831-1897.
  • Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
  • Stevens, Risë, 1913-
  • Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975.
  • Conner, Nadine
  • Silveri, Paolo
  • Hawkins, Osie
  • Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
  • Amara, Lucine
  • Roggero, Margaret
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • De Paolis, Alessio
  • Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Goldovsky, Boris
  • Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987.
  • Ducloux, Walter
  • Bagar, Robert
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  • Munsel, Patrice, 1925-
  • Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013.
  • Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984.
  • Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
4 sound tape reels (225 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 16, 1952]
Uniform Title
  • Carmen
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
  • Carmen
  • "How I became an opera singer" (Interviews)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Sung in French.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:08:21 (synopses and features) ; 2:36:42 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 16, 1952.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 360 (F)
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky, host, with Gian Carlo Menotti) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with George Marek, Walter Ducloux and Robert Bagar) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; 3rd intermission feature (Deems Taylor, host, with Patrice Munsel, Regina Resnik, Jan Peerce and Leonard Warren) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) -- side 3. Prelude through "Seguidilla" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded ; Act 2 through Finale -- side 5. End of act 2 through act 3 -- side 6. Entr'acte through act 4.
Call Number
*LT-10 4909
OCLC
NYPG89-R327
Author
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Title
Carmen : radio broadcast, 1952-02-16 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meihac and Halévy, based on Marimée's story.
Playing Time
10821 23642
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 16, 1952]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 16, 1952]
Performer
Risë Stevens (Carmen) ; Richard Tucker (Don José) ; Nadine Conner (Micaela) ; Paolo Silveri (Escamillo) ; Osie Hawkins (Zuniga) ; Clifford Harvuot (Morales) ; Lucine Amara (Frasquita) ; Margaret Roggero (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaire) ; Alessio De Paolis (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fritz Reiner, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 16, no. 15 (Feb. 11, 1952).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 16, 1952.
Original Version
Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in June 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (8 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 360 (F)
Added Author
Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist
Meihac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen. Spanish.
Stevens, Risë, 1913- Performer
Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975. Performer
Conner, Nadine. Performer
Silveri, Paolo. Performer
Hawkins, Osie. Performer
Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
Amara, Lucine. Performer
Roggero, Margaret. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Bagar, Robert. Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Munsel, Patrice, 1925- Commentator
Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013. Commentator
Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984. Commentator
Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
"How I became an opera singer" (Interviews)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LT-10 4909 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 360 (F).
*LTCM 360 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 4909.
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