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Carmen : opera in four acts

Title
Carmen : radio broadcast, 1974-01-12 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Georges Bizet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on Mérimée's story.
Author
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c1974.

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Additional Authors
  • Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
  • Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
  • Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
  • Horne, Marilyn
  • McCracken, James, 1926-
  • Amara, Lucine
  • Dobriansky, Andrij
  • Reardon, John, 1930-1988.
  • Weidinger, Christine
  • Baldwin, Marcia
  • Boucher, Gene
  • Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
  • Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
  • Christopher, Russell
  • Lewis, Henry, 1932-1996.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Hume, Paul, 1915-
  • Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999
  • Rethberg, Elisabeth, 1894-
  • Albanese, Licia
  • Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
  • Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969.
  • De Paolis, Alessio
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 12, 1974
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 12, 1974.
Uniform Title
  • Carmen
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
  • Carmen
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Sung in French.
  • Performed with spoken dialogue, according to Bizet's original manuscript.
  • Compact discs.
  • Durations: 2:44:08 (opera) ; 1:17:39 (synopses and features).
  • House program on file in Music Division.
  • Production notes and official cast list filed under classmark: *LTCM 773.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 12, 1974.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air: Paul Hume introduces the first historic broadcast recording od Le Nozze di Figaro, December 7, 1940 ; Repeat of the intermission of the November 28, 1959 broadcast (Clifton Fadiman, Texaco's Roving Opera Reporter, interviews Elizabeth Rethberg, Licia Albanese, John Brownlee, Salvatore Baccaloni, Alesso De Paolis, and Milton Cross) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Hume speaks with Irra Petina about her experience in the first Texaco radio broadcast ; excerpts from the Dec. 7, 1940 broadcast ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Hume plays more excerpts from the recording ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Cross).
Call Number
*LTCM 773
OCLC
NYPG05-R81
Author
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Title
Carmen : radio broadcast, 1974-01-12 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Georges Bizet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on Mérimée's story.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c1974.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 12, 1974
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 12, 1974.
Performer
Marilyn Horne (Carmen) ; James McCracken (Don José) ; Lucine Amara (Michaela) ; Andrij Dobriansky (Zuniga) ; John Reardon (Escamillo) ; Christine Weidinger (Frasquita) ; Marcia Baldwin (Mercedes) ; Gene Boucher (Morales) ; Paul Franke (Lillas Pastia) ; Andrea Velis (Remendado) ; Russell Christopher (Dancaire) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Henry Lewis, conductor ; Milton Cross, brosdcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 12, 1974.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 38, no. 10 (Jan. 12, 1974).
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Added Author
Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist
Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen. Spanish.
Horne, Marilyn. Performer
McCracken, James, 1926- Performer
Amara, Lucine. Performer
Dobriansky, Andrij. Performer
Reardon, John, 1930-1988. Performer
Weidinger, Christine. Performer
Baldwin, Marcia. Performer
Boucher, Gene. Performer
Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
Christopher, Russell. Performer
Lewis, Henry, 1932-1996. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Hume, Paul, 1915- Commentator
Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999, interviewer.
Rethberg, Elisabeth, 1894- Commentator
Albanese, Licia. Commentator
Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Commentator
Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969. Commentator
De Paolis, Alessio. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 773
*LDC 32146
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