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Aïda : opera in four acts

Title
Aïda : radio broadcast, 1943-03-06 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [1943]

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Additional Authors
  • Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893.
  • Milanov, Zinka.
  • Castagna, Bruna.
  • Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969.
  • Bonelli, Richard.
  • Cordon, Norman.
  • Greer, Frances, 1917-
  • Hatfield, Lansing.
  • Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Downes, Olin, 1886-1955.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  • Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960.
  • Truesdale, Joseph R., Mrs.
  • Beecham, Thomas, Sir, 1879-1961.
  • La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947.
  • Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
  • Adamson, Hans Christian.
  • Gifford, Walter S. (WEalter Sherman), 1885-1966.
  • Bliss, Cornelius N.
  • Fotić, Konstantin, 1891-1959.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 6, 1943.
Uniform Title
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Opera victory rally (Radio program)
  • Red Cross meeting of the air (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Operas
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Subtitle from house program.
  • Durations: 1:08:03 (announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 2:21:35 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Zinka Milanov (Aida) ; Bruna Castagna (Amneris) ; Giovanni Martinelli (Radamès) ; Richard Bonelli (Amonasro) ; Norman Cordon (Ramfis) ; Frances Greer (Priestess) ; Lansing Hatfield (King of Egypt) ; John Dudley (Messenger) ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 6, 1943.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction (in Spanish) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Introduction (in Spanish) ; Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Act 4 -- CD 4. Opening remarks and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera forum quiz (Olin Downes questions Robert Lawrence, Sigmund Spaeth, and Lawrence Tibbett) ; Opera victory rally (Mrs. Joseph R. Truesdale, Thomas Beecham, rally chairman, former Prime Minister of Yugoslavia, Bogoljub Jeftic, Yugoslav Ambassador to the U.S., Konstantin Fotic, and Fiorello LaGuardia) ; Red Cross meeting of the air (Metropolitan Opera Board Chairman Cornelius N. Bliss, Mrs. August Belmont, Mr. Walter S. Gifford, and Col. Hans Christian Adamson) ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 32733
OCLC
NYPG04-R275
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Aïda : radio broadcast, 1943-03-06 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [1943]
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 6, 1943.
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 6, 1943.
Cast
Zinka Milanov (Aida) ; Bruna Castagna (Amneris) ; Giovanni Martinelli (Radamès) ; Richard Bonelli (Amonasro) ; Norman Cordon (Ramfis) ; Frances Greer (Priestess) ; Lansing Hatfield (King of Egypt) ; John Dudley (Messenger) ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 7 (Mar. 1, 1943).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 6, 1943.
Language
Sung in Italian.
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Added Author
Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893. Librettist
Milanov, Zinka. Performer
Castagna, Bruna. Performer
Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969. Performer
Bonelli, Richard. Performer
Cordon, Norman. Performer
Greer, Frances, 1917- Performer
Hatfield, Lansing. Performer
Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Downes, Olin, 1886-1955. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960. Commentator
Truesdale, Joseph R., Mrs. Commentator
Beecham, Thomas, Sir, 1879-1961. Commentator
La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947. Commentator
Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- Commentator
Adamson, Hans Christian. Commentator
Gifford, Walter S. (WEalter Sherman), 1885-1966. Commentator
Bliss, Cornelius N. Commentator
Fotić, Konstantin, 1891-1959. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Opera victory rally (Radio program)
Red Cross meeting of the air (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 32733
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