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La traviata opera in four acts

Title
La traviata [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [c]1939.

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Additional Authors
  • Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
  • Jepson, Helen, 1904-1997.
  • Crooks, Richard, 1900-1972.
  • Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960.
  • Votipka, Thelma.
  • De Paolis, Alessio.
  • Engelman, Wilfred.
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958.
  • Browning, Lucielle.
  • Panizza, Ettore.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
  • Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound discs : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast ; [broadcast of Dec. 23, 1939]
Uniform Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
  • Jepson, Helen, 1904-1997
  • Crooks, Richard, 1900-1972
  • Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960
  • Metropolitan Opera Guild
  • Operas
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Compact discs.
  • House program available in Music Division.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 23, 1939.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act I (Milton Cross) ; Act I -- CD 2. Act II -- CD 3. Act III ; Act IV ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Milton Cross presents a bigraphical sketch of Helen Jepson ; Mrs. August Belmont and Mrs. John DeWitt Peltz discuss the Metropolitan Opera Guild and Opera News magazine ; Milton Cross discusses the careers of Richard Crooks and Lawrence Tibbett.
Call Number
*LDC 32488
OCLC
NYPG04-R110
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
La traviata [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [c]1939.
Series
Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast ; [broadcast of Dec. 23, 1939]
Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast ; [broadcast of Dec. 23, 1939]
Performer
Helen Jepson (Violetta) ; Richard Crooks (Alfredo) ; Lawrence Tibbett (Germont) ; Thelma Votipka (Flora) ; Alessio De Paolis (Gastone) ; Wilfred Engelman (Douphol) ; George Cehanovsky (D'Obigny) ; Louis D'Angelo (Grenvil) ; Lucielle Browning (Annina) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Ettore Panizza, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 23, 1939.
Language
Sung in Italian.
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Added Author
Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
Jepson, Helen, 1904-1997. Performer
Crooks, Richard, 1900-1972. Performer
Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960. Performer
Votipka, Thelma. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Engelman, Wilfred. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958. Performer
Browning, Lucielle. Performer
Panizza, Ettore. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- Commentator
Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 32488
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