Research Catalog

Title

I vespri siciliani [sound recording] : opera in five acts / music by Giuiseppe Verdi ; libretto by Eugène Scribe and Charles Duveyrier.

Author

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861.
• Duveyrier, Charles, 1803-1866.
• Radvanovsky, Sondra.
• Casanova, Francisco (Tenor)
• Nucci, Leo.
• Ramey, Samuel.
• Bunnell, Jane.
• Naldi, Ronald.
• Stevenson, Tony (Tenor)
• Valdes, Eduardo (Tenor)
• Volpe, Peter.
• Catana, Sebastian.
• Gangestad, Andrew.
• Chaslin, Frédéric.
• Juntwait, Margaret.
• Volpe, Joseph.
• Blier, Steven.
• Martinucci, Suzanne.
• Benson, Ken (Ken G.)
• Cameron, Ben.
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
• 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] Dec. 11, 2004.

Uniform Title

• Vêpres siciliennes. Italian
• Metropolitan Opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Vêpres siciliennes.

Subject

Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Durations: 2:51:42 (Opera) ; 40:39 (Introduction, synopses, and intermission features).
• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• Sondra Radvanovsky (Elena) ; Francisco Casanova (Arrigo) ; Leo Nucci (Monforte) ; Samuel Ramey (Procida) ; Jane Bunnell (Ninetta) ; Ronald Naldi (Danieli) ; Tony Stevenson (Manfredo) ; Eduardo Valdes (Tebaldo) ; Peter Volpe (Bethune) ; Sebastian Catana (Roberto) ; Andrew Gangestad (Vaudemont) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Frédéric Chaslin, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 11, 2004.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

CD 1. Tone ; Introduction (margaret Juntwait) ; Pre-curtain greetings from Joseph Volpe ; Synopses of Acts 1 and 2 (Juntwait) ; Act 1 ; Act 2 -- CD 2. Act 3 -- CD 3. Act 4 ; Act 5 -- CD 4. Metropolitan Opera quiz (Steven Blier questions Suzanne Martinucci, Ken Benson, and Ben Cameron) ; A word or two from Peter Allen ; Synopses of Acts 4 and 5 (Juntwait).

Call Number

*LDC 38192

OCLC

NYPG05-R10221

Author

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

I vespri siciliani [sound recording] : opera in five acts / music by Giuiseppe Verdi ; libretto by Eugène Scribe and Charles Duveyrier.

Series

Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 11, 2004.

Cast

Sondra Radvanovsky (Elena) ; Francisco Casanova (Arrigo) ; Leo Nucci (Monforte) ; Samuel Ramey (Procida) ; Jane Bunnell (Ninetta) ; Ronald Naldi (Danieli) ; Tony Stevenson (Manfredo) ; Eduardo Valdes (Tebaldo) ; Peter Volpe (Bethune) ; Sebastian Catana (Roberto) ; Andrew Gangestad (Vaudemont) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Frédéric Chaslin, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 69, no. 6 (December 2004).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 11, 2004.

Language

Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added Author

Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861. Librettist

Duveyrier, Charles, 1803-1866. Librettist

Radvanovsky, Sondra. Performer

Casanova, Francisco (Tenor)

Nucci, Leo. Performer

Ramey, Samuel. Performer

Bunnell, Jane. Performer

Naldi, Ronald. Performer

Stevenson, Tony (Tenor)

Valdes, Eduardo (Tenor) Performer

Volpe, Peter. Performer

Catana, Sebastian. Performer

Gangestad, Andrew. Performer

Chaslin, Frédéric. Conductor

Juntwait, Margaret. Commentator

Volpe, Joseph. Commentator

Blier, Steven. Commentator

Martinucci, Suzanne. Commentator

Benson, Ken (Ken G.) Commentator

Cameron, Ben. Commentator

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera quiz (Radio program)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 38192