Research Catalog

Title

Aïda : radio broadcast, 2005-01-22 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by A. Ghislanzoni.

Author

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893.
• Price, Leontyne.
• Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023.
• Bergonzi, Carlo.
• Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
• Hines, Jerome, 1921-
• Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985.
• Sukis, Lilian.
• Nagy, Robert, 1929-
• Schippers, Thomas.
• Juntwait, Margaret.
• Levine, James, 1943-2021.
• Waters, Willie Anthony.
• Guzelimian, Ara.
• Chan, David (Violinist)
• Cobb, Timothy.
• Parloff, Michael.
• Ognibene, James.
• Landsman, Julie (Horn player)
• Horowitz, Richard, 1924-
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 22, 2005]

Uniform Title

• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subjects

• Operas
• Price, Leontyne

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Durations: 2:37:30 (Opera) ; 1:09:12 (Introduction, synopses, and intermission features).
• Compact discs.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• Leontyne Price (Aïda) ; Grace Bumbry (Amneris) ; Carlo Bergonzi (Radamès) ; Robert Merrill (Amonasro) ; Jerome Hines (Ramfis) ; Lopuis Sgarro (King of Egypt) ; Lilian Sukis (Priestess) ; Robert Nagy (Messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Thomas Schippers, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• The Metropolitan Opera House was in the dark for a two week hiatus in January 2005. This was a rebroadcast of a performance that was earlier broadcast on February 25, 1967. The intermission features were broadcast live on January 22, 2005.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Margaret Juntwait) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Opera news on the air (Willie Anthony Waters and his thoughts about Leontyne Price) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Juntwait) ; Act 2 -- CD 3. James Levine talks with musicians (part 2) (Ara Guzelimian, moderator, and David Chan, Timothy Cobb, Michael Parloff, James Ognibene, Julie Landsman, and Richard Horowitz) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Juntwait) -- CD 4. Act 3 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Juntwait).

Call Number

*LDC 38198

OCLC

NYPG05-R10196

Author

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

Aïda : radio broadcast, 2005-01-22 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by A. Ghislanzoni.

Series

Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 22, 2005]

Cast

Leontyne Price (Aïda) ; Grace Bumbry (Amneris) ; Carlo Bergonzi (Radamès) ; Robert Merrill (Amonasro) ; Jerome Hines (Ramfis) ; Lopuis Sgarro (King of Egypt) ; Lilian Sukis (Priestess) ; Robert Nagy (Messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Thomas Schippers, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 69, no. 7 (Jan. 2005).

Event

The Metropolitan Opera House was in the dark for a two week hiatus in January 2005. This was a rebroadcast of a performance that was earlier broadcast on February 25, 1967. The intermission features were broadcast live on January 22, 2005.

Language

Sung in Italian.

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Added Author

Ghislanzoni, Antonio, 1824-1893. Librettist

Price, Leontyne. Performer

Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023. Performer

Bergonzi, Carlo. Performer

Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Performer

Hines, Jerome, 1921- Performer

Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer

Sukis, Lilian. Performer

Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer

Schippers, Thomas. Conductor

Juntwait, Margaret. Commentator

Levine, James, 1943-2021. Commentator

Waters, Willie Anthony. Commentator

Guzelimian, Ara. Commentator

Chan, David (Violinist) Commentator

Cobb, Timothy. Commentator

Parloff, Michael. Commentator

Ognibene, James. Commentator

Landsman, Julie (Horn player) Commentator

Horowitz, Richard, 1924- Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 38198