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Roméo et Juliette opera in five acts

Title
Roméo et Juliette [sound recording] : opera in five acts / Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Bariber and Michel Carré.
Author
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]

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Additional Authors
  • Sayão, Bidú.
  • Benzell, Mimi.
  • Turner, Claramae, 1920-
  • Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960.
  • Moscona, Nicola.
  • Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
  • Marlowe, Anthony.
  • Schon, Kenneth.
  • Hayward, Thomas, 1921-
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • Kinsman, Philip.
  • Hargrave, William (Bass)
  • Cooper, Emil.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Swarthout, Gladys, 1904-
  • Hanson, Howard, 1896-1981.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Bagar, Robert C.
  • Moore, Douglas, 1893-1969.
  • Smith, Warren Storey, 1885-1971.
  • Downes, Olin, 1886-1955.
  • Bohm, Jerome D.
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • 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 Broadcast ; [broadcast of] February 1, 1947.
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Opera roundtable (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Subtitle from house program.
  • Durations: 2:05:49 (opera) ; 1:13:34 (Introduction, synopses, and intermission features).
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Performer (note)
  • Bidú Sayão (Juliette) ; Mimi Benzell (Stéphano) ; Claramae Turner (Gertrude) ; Jussi Björling (Roméo) ; Nicola Moscona (Laurent) ; John Brownlee (Mercutio) ; Anthony Marlowe (Benvolio) ; Kenneth Schon (Capulet) ; Thomas Hayward (Tybalt) ; George Cehanovsky (Paris) ; Philip Kinsman (Grégorio) ; William Hargrave (Duke of Verona) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Emil Cooper, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, February 1, 1947.
Language (note)
  • Sung in French.
Contents
CD 1. Prologue ; Act 1 ; Act 2 -- CD 2. Act 3 ; Act 4 ; Act 5 -- CD 3. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky and guests Gladys Swarthout and Howard Hanson discuss Roméo et Juliette and the relation between stage action and music) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Opera roundtable (Robert Lawrence, moderator, Robert Bagar, Douglas Moore, and Warren Storey-Smith discuss standards by which we judge new operas) ; Synopsis of SAct 3 (Cross) ; Opera quiz (Olin Downes questions Robert Bagar, Jerome D. Bohm, and Sigmund Spaeth) ; Synopsis of Acts 4 and 5 (Cross) ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 32506
OCLC
NYPG05-R10012
Author
Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
Title
Roméo et Juliette [sound recording] : opera in five acts / Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Bariber and Michel Carré.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] February 1, 1947.
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] February 1, 1947.
Cast
Bidú Sayão (Juliette) ; Mimi Benzell (Stéphano) ; Claramae Turner (Gertrude) ; Jussi Björling (Roméo) ; Nicola Moscona (Laurent) ; John Brownlee (Mercutio) ; Anthony Marlowe (Benvolio) ; Kenneth Schon (Capulet) ; Thomas Hayward (Tybalt) ; George Cehanovsky (Paris) ; Philip Kinsman (Grégorio) ; William Hargrave (Duke of Verona) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Emil Cooper, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, February 1, 1947.
Language
Sung in French.
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Added Author
Sayão, Bidú. Performer
Benzell, Mimi. Performer
Turner, Claramae, 1920- Performer
Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960. Performer
Moscona, Nicola. Performer
Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Performer
Marlowe, Anthony. Performer
Schon, Kenneth. Performer
Hayward, Thomas, 1921- Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
Kinsman, Philip. Performer
Hargrave, William (Bass)
Cooper, Emil. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Swarthout, Gladys, 1904- Commentator
Hanson, Howard, 1896-1981. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Bagar, Robert C. Commentator
Moore, Douglas, 1893-1969. Commentator
Smith, Warren Storey, 1885-1971. Commentator
Downes, Olin, 1886-1955. Commentator
Bohm, Jerome D. Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Opera roundtable (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 32506
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