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Carmen : opera in four acts

Title
Carmen : radio broadcast, 1949-03-05 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meilhac and Halévy, based on Merimée's story.
Author
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]

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Additional Authors
  • Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
  • Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
  • Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
  • Stevens, Risë, 1913-
  • Conner, Nadine
  • Baum, Kurt, 1900-1989.
  • Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
  • Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-
  • Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
  • Votipka, Thelma
  • Lipton, Martha
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • De Paolis, Alessio
  • Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
  • Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007.
  • Petina, Irra, 1907-
  • Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Bagar, Robert C.
  • Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008.
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  • Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
  • 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 Broadcast ; [broadcast of March 5, 1949]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (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: approximately 2:30:00 (opera) ; Approximately 1:25:00 (introduction, synopses, and intermission features).
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Performer (note)
  • Risë Stevens (Carmen) ; Nadine Conner (Micaela) ; Kurt Baum (Don José) ; Robert Merrill (Escamillo) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Zuniga) ; Clifford Harvuot (Morales) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Martha Lipton (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaire) ; Alessio De Paolis (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 5, 1949.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in French.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Pre-curtain feature (Mrs. August Belmont discusses the Opera Fund) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 -- CD 4. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 5. Opera News on the Air (Gian Carlo Menotti, host, Irra Petina, and Cyril Ritchard analyze Carmen) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Opera Quiz (Robert Lawrence questions Robert Bagar, Norman Dello Joio, and Sigmund Spaeth) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Opera Quiz part 2 (Mrs. John DeWitt Peltz added to the above guests) ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 32501
OCLC
NYPG05-R10093
Author
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Title
Carmen : radio broadcast, 1949-03-05 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meilhac and Halévy, based on Merimée's story.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of March 5, 1949]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of March 5, 1949]
Cast
Risë Stevens (Carmen) ; Nadine Conner (Micaela) ; Kurt Baum (Don José) ; Robert Merrill (Escamillo) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Zuniga) ; Clifford Harvuot (Morales) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Martha Lipton (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaire) ; Alessio De Paolis (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 5, 1949.
Language
Sung in French.
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Added Author
Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist
Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen. Spanish.
Stevens, Risë, 1913- Performer
Conner, Nadine. Performer
Baum, Kurt, 1900-1989. Performer
Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Performer
Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909- Performer
Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
Votipka, Thelma. Performer
Lipton, Martha. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- Commentator
Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007. Commentator
Petina, Irra, 1907- Commentator
Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Bagar, Robert C. Commentator
Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008. Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's Opera quiz (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 32501
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