Research Catalog

Title

Don Giovanni [sound recording] : opera in two acts... / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, after the play by Tirso de Molina.

Author

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
• Molina, Tirso de, 1571?-1648.
• Siepi, Cesare
• Arroyo, Martina
• Zylis-Gara, Teresa
• Schreier, Peter
• Flagello, Ezio
• Elias, Rosalind
• Uppman, Theodor, 1920-
• Macurdy, John
• Varviso, Silvio
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Goldovsky, Boris
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

on 5 sides of 3 sound cassettes (201 min.) : analogstereo., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 4, 1969]

Uniform Title

• Don Giovanni
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Don Giovanni

Subject

• Operas

Note

• Sung in Italian.
• Titles from Opera news.
• Durations: 0:43:00 (synopses and features) ; 2:47:45 (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. 4, 1969.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Boris Goldovsky explores the characters of keys in Mozart's operas ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Blank -- side 3. Overture ; Act I through "Ah! fuggi il traditor" -- side 4. Act 1, conclusion -- side 5. Act 2 through "Mi tradì quell' alma ingrata" -- side 6. Act 2, conclusion ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call Number

*LTCM 291 (F)

OCLC

NYPG88-R38

Author

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

Title

Don Giovanni [sound recording] : opera in two acts... / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, after the play by Tirso de Molina.

Playing Time

004300 024745

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 4, 1969]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 4, 1969]

Performer

Cesare Siepi (Don Giovanni) ; Martina Arroyo (Donna Anna) ; Teresa Zylis-Gara (Donna Elvira) ; Peter Schreier (Don Ottavio) ; Ezio Flagello (Leporello) ; Rosalind Elias (Zerlina) ; Theodor Uppman (Masetto) ; John Macurdy (Commendatore) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Silvio Varviso, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 33, no. 10 (Jan. 28, 1967).

Event

Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 4, 1969.

Original Version

Re-recorded at NYPL in Jan. 1988, from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Added Author

Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist

Molina, Tirso de, 1571?-1648. Burlador di Sevilla y convidado de piedra.

Siepi, Cesare. Performer

Arroyo, Martina. Performer

Zylis-Gara, Teresa. Performer

Schreier, Peter. Performer

Flagello, Ezio. Performer

Elias, Rosalind. Performer

Uppman, Theodor, 1920- Performer

Macurdy, John. Performer

Varviso, Silvio. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LTCM 291 (F) Production notes in listening room.