Research Catalog

Title

Falstaff [sound recording] : lyric comedy in three acts... / Giuseppe Verdi ; book by Arrigo Boito, after Shakespeare's Henry IV and Merry wives of Windsor.

Author

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
• Evans, Geraint, Sir
• Tucci, Gabriella
• Miller, Mildred
• Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013.
• Raskin, Judith
• Sereni, Mario
• Shirley, George
• Caruso Mariano
• Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
• Scott, Norman, 1921-1968
• Rosenstock, Joseph, 1895-1985.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Davenport, Marcia, 1903-
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Masiello, Alberta
• Ducloux, Walter, 1913-
• Harrison, Jay
• Rudel, Julius
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

3 sound cassettes (192 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 23, 1965]

Uniform Title

• Falstaff
• Opera news on the air (Radio program).
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program).
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Falstaff

Subject

• Operas

Note

• Sung in Italian.
• Titles from Opera news.
• Durations: 1:06:00 (synopses and features) ; 2:06:00 (opera).
• With production notes and official cast list (6 p.).

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 23, 1965.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Marcia Davenport discusses comedy in opera ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz: Edward Downes, Alberta Masiello, Walter Ducloux, Jay Harrison and Julius Rudel ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3, scene 1 -- side 6. Act 3, scene 2 ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call Number

*LTCM 213 (F)

OCLC

NYPG86-R138

Author

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

Falstaff [sound recording] : lyric comedy in three acts... / Giuseppe Verdi ; book by Arrigo Boito, after Shakespeare's Henry IV and Merry wives of Windsor.

Playing Time

010600 020600

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 23, 1965]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 23, 1965]

Performer

Geraint Evans (Falstaff) ; Gabriella Tucci (Alice Ford) ; Mildred Miller (Meg Page) ; Regina Resnik (Dame Quickly) ; Judith Raskin (Nannetta) ; Mario Sereni (Ford) ; George Shirley (Fenton) ; Mariano Caruso (Dr. Caius) ; Andrea Velis (Bardolfo) ; Norman Scott (Pistola) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Joseph Rosenstock, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 29, no. 11 (Jan. 23, 1965).

Event

Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 23, 1965.

Original Version

Re-recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1986, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Added Author

Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Librettist

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry IV.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merry wives of Windsor.

Evans, Geraint, Sir. Performer

Tucci, Gabriella. Performer

Miller, Mildred. Singer. Performer

Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013. Performer

Raskin, Judith. Performer

Sereni, Mario. Performer

Shirley, George. Performer

Caruso Mariano. Performer

Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer

Scott, Norman, 1921-1968 Performer

Rosenstock, Joseph, 1895-1985. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Davenport, Marcia, 1903- Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Masiello, Alberta. Commentator

Ducloux, Walter, 1913- Commentator

Harrison, Jay. Commentator

Rudel, Julius. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program).

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program).

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LTCM 213 (F) \(Production notes filed in listening room.)