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Faust opera in four acts (seven scenes) in French

Title
Faust [sound recording] : opera in four acts (seven scenes) in French / music by Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after Goethe.
Author
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.

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Additional Authors
  • Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
  • Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
  • Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.
  • Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960.
  • Söderström, Elisabeth, 1927-
  • Siepi, Cesare
  • Miller, Mildred, 1924-
  • Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
  • Votipka, Thelma
  • Reitan, Roald
  • Morel, Jean, 1903-1975.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
2 sound cassettes (159 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 19, 1959]
Uniform Title
  • Faust
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Faust
Subject
Note
  • Sung in French.
  • Titles from Opera news.
  • Duration: 2:38:30
  • With production notes and official cast list (5 p.).
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 19, 1959.
Contents
side 1. Overture ; Act 1 to "Il suffit!" -- side 2. Act 1, conclusion ; Act 2 through "Seigneur Dieu, que vois-je!" (Quartet) -- side 3. Act 2, conclusion ; Act 3 -- side 4. Act 4.
Call Number
*LTCM 308 (F)
OCLC
NYPG88-R175
Author
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
Title
Faust [sound recording] : opera in four acts (seven scenes) in French / music by Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after Goethe.
Playing Time
023830
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 19, 1959]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 19, 1959]
Performer
Jussi Bjoerling (Faust) ; Elisabeth Soederstroem (Marguerite) ; Cesare Siepi (Méphistophélès) ; Mildred Miller (Siebel) ; Robert Merrill (Valentin) ; Thelma Votipka (Marthe) ; Roald Reitan (Wagner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Jean Morel, conductor.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 24, no. 7 (Dec. 19, 1959).
Event
Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 19, 1959.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1988, from 2 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 7 in.).
Added Author
Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. Librettist
Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Faust.
Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960. Performer
Söderström, Elisabeth, 1927- Performer
Siepi, Cesare. Performer
Miller, Mildred, 1924- Performer
Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Performer
Votipka, Thelma. Performer
Reitan, Roald. Performer
Morel, Jean, 1903-1975. Conductor
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 308 (F) Production notes in listening room.
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