Research Catalog

Title

Il barbiere di Siviglia : radio broadcast, 2005-03-12 [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Gioacchino Rossini ; libretto by Cesare Sterbini, based on Beaumarchais' play.

Author

Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831.
• Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
• Karnéus, Katarina
• Polenzani, Matthew
• Vassallo, Franco
• Chausson, Carlos
• Furlanetto, Ferruccio
• Mulligan, Brian (Singer)
• Waite, Claudia
• Fitch, Bernard
• Reese, Irwin
• Benini, Maurizio
• Juntwait, Margaret
• Zeger, Brian
• Guinther, Louise
• Wagner, Alan, 1931-2007.
• Waters, Willie Anthony
• 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] Mar. 12, 2005.

Uniform Title

• Barbiere di Siviglia
• Metropolitan Opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Barbiere di Siviglia

Subject

Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Durations: 2:19:58 (Opera) ; 38:24 (Introduction, synopses, and intermission feature).
• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• Katarina Karnéus (Rosina) ; Matthew Polenzani (Count Almaviva) ; Franco Vassallo (Figaro) ; Carlos Chausson (Dr. Bartolo) ; Ferruccio Furlanetto (Don Basile) ; Brian Mulligan (Fiorello) ; Claudia Waite (Berta) ; Bernard Fitch (Sergeant) ; Irwin Reese (Ambrogio) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Maurizio Benini, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 12, 2005.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

CD 1. Tone ; Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Margaret Juntwait) ; Act 1, part 1 -- CD 2. Act 1, part 2 -- CD 3. Act 2 ; Closing remarks (Juntwait) -- CD 4. Metropolitan Opera quiz (Brian Zeger questions Louise Guinther, Alan Wagner, and Willie Anthony Waters) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Juntwait).

Call Number

*LDC 38205

OCLC

NYPG05-R10241

Author

Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.

Title

Il barbiere di Siviglia : radio broadcast, 2005-03-12 [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Gioacchino Rossini ; libretto by Cesare Sterbini, based on Beaumarchais' play.

Series

Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 12, 2005.

Cast

Katarina Karnéus (Rosina) ; Matthew Polenzani (Count Almaviva) ; Franco Vassallo (Figaro) ; Carlos Chausson (Dr. Bartolo) ; Ferruccio Furlanetto (Don Basile) ; Brian Mulligan (Fiorello) ; Claudia Waite (Berta) ; Bernard Fitch (Sergeant) ; Irwin Reese (Ambrogio) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Maurizio Benini, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 69, no. 9 (March 2005).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 12, 2005.

Language

Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added Author

Sterbini, Cesare, 1784-1831. Librettist

Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Barbier de Séville.

Karnéus, Katarina. Performer

Polenzani, Matthew. Performer

Vassallo, Franco. Performer

Chausson, Carlos. Performer

Furlanetto, Ferruccio. Performer

Mulligan, Brian (Singer)

Waite, Claudia. Performer

Fitch, Bernard. Performer

Reese, Irwin. Performer

Benini, Maurizio. Conductor

Juntwait, Margaret. Commentator

Zeger, Brian. Commentator

Guinther, Louise. Commentator

Wagner, Alan, 1931-2007. Commentator

Waters, Willie Anthony. 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 38205