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Otello opera in four acts

Title
Otello [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's play.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Additional Authors
  • Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  • Darrenkamp, John
  • Yuscarán, Guillermo
  • Milnes, Sherrill
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
  • Price, Maggie
  • Kraft, Jean
  • Hartman, Vernon
  • Howell, Gwynne
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Jellinek, George, 1919-
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Pfeiffer, John, 1920-
  • Wrong, Henry
  • Mohr, Richard
  • Troyanos, Tatiana
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
3 sound cassettes (235 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 2, 1985]
Uniform Title
  • Otello
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Otello
Subject
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:19:04 (synopses and features) ; 2:35:16 (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. 2, 1985.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 463 (F)
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (George Jellinek) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with George Jellinek, John Pfeiffer and Henry Wrong) -- side 2. Opera quiz concluded ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) ; Singer's round table (Richard Mohr, host, with Tatiana Troyanos) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 463 (f)
OCLC
NYPG91-R211
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Otello [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's play.
Playing Time
011904 023516
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 2, 1985]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 2, 1985]
Performer
John DarrenKamp (Montano) ; William Lewis (Cassio) ; Sherrill Milnes (Iago) ; Charles Anthony (Roderigo) ; Plácido Domingo (Otello) ; Margaret Price (Desdemona) ; Jean Kraft (Emilia) ; Vernon Hartman (A herald) ; Gwynne Howell (Lodovico) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 49, no. 10 (Feb. 2, 1985).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 2, 1985.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1991, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 463 (F)
Added Author
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Librettist
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
Darrenkamp, John. Performer
Yuscarán, Guillermo. Performer
Milnes, Sherrill. Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
Price, Maggie. Performer
Kraft, Jean. Performer
Hartman, Vernon. Performer
Howell, Gwynne. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Pfeiffer, John, 1920- Commentator
Wrong, Henry. Commentator
Mohr, Richard. Commentator
Troyanos, Tatiana. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 463 (f) \(Production notes in listening room.)
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