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Don Giovanni opera in two acts

Title
Don Giovanni [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte.
Author
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2002]

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Additional Authors
  • Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
  • Kirk, Florence.
  • Steber, Eleanor.
  • Sayão, Bidú.
  • Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983.
  • Pinza, Ezio.
  • Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969.
  • Harrell, Mack.
  • Moscona, Nicola.
  • Szell, George, 1897-1970.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Downes, Olin, 1886-1955.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  • Watts, Huntington.
  • Trusedale, Joseph R., Mrs.
  • Melton, James, 1904-1961.
  • Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
5 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 9, 1944.
Uniform Title
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Subtitle from house program.
  • Durations: 1:07:43 (announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 3:10:24 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Florence Kirk (Anna) ; Eleanor Steber (Elvira) ; Bidú Sayão (Zerlina) ; Charles Kullman (Ottavio) ; Ezio Pinza (Don Giovanni) ; Salvatore Baccaloni (Leporello) ; Mack Harrell (Masetto) ; Nicola Moscona (Commandant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; George Szell, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 9, 1944.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Opening remarks (Milton Cross) ; Act 1, scenes 1 and 2 -- CD 2. Act 1, scenes 3-5 -- CD 3. Act 2, scenes 1-2 -- CD 4. Act 2, scenes 3-5 -- CD 5. Opening remarks (Milton Cross) ; Synopses of Act 1, scenes 1-5 (Cross) ; Opera forum quiz (Olin Downes questions Boris Goldovsky, Sigmund Spaeth, and Huntington Watts) ; Synopses of Act 2, scenes 1-5 (Cross) ; Post-opera curtain: Opera victory rally (Mrs. Joseph R. Truesdale, rally chairman, introduces The Hon. John W. Davis who talks about a stumbling block to peace; James Melton discusses the bond drive) ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 32743
OCLC
NYPG04-R328
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.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2002]
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 9, 1944.
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 9, 1944.
Cast
Florence Kirk (Anna) ; Eleanor Steber (Elvira) ; Bidú Sayão (Zerlina) ; Charles Kullman (Ottavio) ; Ezio Pinza (Don Giovanni) ; Salvatore Baccaloni (Leporello) ; Mack Harrell (Masetto) ; Nicola Moscona (Commandant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; George Szell, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 9 (Dec. 4, 1944).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 9, 1944.
Language
Sung in Italian.
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Added Author
Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist
Kirk, Florence. Performer
Steber, Eleanor. Performer
Sayão, Bidú. Performer
Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983. Performer
Pinza, Ezio. Performer
Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969. Performer
Harrell, Mack. Performer
Moscona, Nicola. Performer
Szell, George, 1897-1970. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Downes, Olin, 1886-1955. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Watts, Huntington. Commentator
Trusedale, Joseph R., Mrs. Commentator
Melton, James, 1904-1961. Commentator
Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 32743
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