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Turandot opera in three acts

Title
Turandot [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, based on the play by Carlo Gozzi ; last duet and finale completed by Franco Alfano.
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Publication
[New York, N.Y.] : Metropolitan Opera, c1974.

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Additional Authors
  • Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954.
  • Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946.
  • Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952.
  • Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806.
  • Ross, Elinor, 1926-2020.
  • Moser, Edda
  • Corelli, Franco
  • Macurdy, John
  • Schmorr, Robert
  • Goodloe, Robert
  • Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Holloway, David, 1942-
  • Cesbron, Jacques
  • Allen, Ivan, singer
  • Hertzog, Jack
  • Verzatt, Marc
  • Ferraro, Edilio
  • Ives, Jeremy
  • Mahler, Donald
  • Ötvös, Gabor
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Weaver, William, 1923-2013
  • Chapin, Schuyler
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
3 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] April 27, 1974
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] April 27, 1974.
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Subtitle from house program.
  • First intermission feature, Opera news on the air, is incomplete.
  • Compact discs.
  • Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound under classmark *LTCM 787.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera News
Performer (note)
  • Elinor Ross (Turandot) ; Edda Moser (Liù) ; Franco Corelli (Calàf) ; John Macurdy (Timur) ; Robert Schmorr (Emperor Altoum) ; Robert Goodloe (Ping) ; Andrea Velis (Pang) ; Charles Anthony (Pong) ; David Holloway (Mandarin) ; Jacques Cesbron (Prince of Persia) ; Ivan Allen, Jack Hertzog, Marc Verzatt (Servant) ; Edilio Ferraro, Jeremy Ives, Donald Mahler (Executioner) ; Gabor Ötvös, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera on tour from the John B. Heinz Auditorium, Boston, April 27, 1974.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Opening remarks and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) (6:46) ; Act 1 (32:08) ; First Intermission ; Opera News on the air (William Weaver talks about Puccini's musical realism) (12:59) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (15:07) -- CD 2. Act 2 (41:39) ; Second intermission ; Schuyler G. Chapin delivers the season farewell message (21:32) -- CD 3. Synopsis of Act 3 (3:42) ; Act 3 (34:41) ; Closing remarks.
Call Number
*LDC 32131
OCLC
NYPG04-R400
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
Turandot [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, based on the play by Carlo Gozzi ; last duet and finale completed by Franco Alfano.
Imprint
[New York, N.Y.] : Metropolitan Opera, c1974.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] April 27, 1974
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] April 27, 1974.
Cast
Elinor Ross (Turandot) ; Edda Moser (Liù) ; Franco Corelli (Calàf) ; John Macurdy (Timur) ; Robert Schmorr (Emperor Altoum) ; Robert Goodloe (Ping) ; Andrea Velis (Pang) ; Charles Anthony (Pong) ; David Holloway (Mandarin) ; Jacques Cesbron (Prince of Persia) ; Ivan Allen, Jack Hertzog, Marc Verzatt (Servant) ; Edilio Ferraro, Jeremy Ives, Donald Mahler (Executioner) ; Gabor Ötvös, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera on tour from the John B. Heinz Auditorium, Boston, April 27, 1974.
Indexed In:
Opera News, v. 38, no. 24 (Apr. 20-27)
Language
Sung in Italian.
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Added Author
Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954. Composer
Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946. Librettist
Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952. Librettist
Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806. Turandot.
Ross, Elinor, 1926-2020. Performer
Moser, Edda. Performer
Corelli, Franco. Performer
Macurdy, John. Performer
Schmorr, Robert. Performer
Goodloe, Robert. Performer
Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Holloway, David, 1942- Performer
Cesbron, Jacques, dancer.
Allen, Ivan, singer
Hertzog, Jack, dancer.
Verzatt, Marc, dancer.
Ferraro, Edilio, dancer.
Ives, Jeremy, dancer.
Mahler, Donald, dancer.
Ötvös, Gabor. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
Chapin, Schuyler. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 32131
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