Research Catalog

Title

L'elisir d'amore [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by Felice Romani.

Author

Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Romani, Felice, 1788-1865.
• Di Franco, Loretta.
• Pavarotti, Luciano.
• Blegen, Judith.
• Sereni, Mario.
• Corena, Fernando.
• Caldwell, Sarah, 1924-2006.
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
• Davis, Ivan.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

2 sound cassettes (162 min.) : analog, stereo., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] March 18, 1978

Uniform Title

• Elisir d'amore
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Elisir d'amore

Subject

• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Title from house program.
• Durations: 37 min. (Introduction, synopses, and intermission feature) ; 2:05:00 (opera).
• Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 18, 1978.

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Ivan Davis plays and discusses piano transcriptions from bel canto operas) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Act 1, part 1 -- side 3. Act 1, part 2 ; Act 2, part 1 -- side 4. Act 2, part 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call Number

*LTCM 825

OCLC

NYPG05-R10546

Author

Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.

Title

L'elisir d'amore [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by Felice Romani.

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] March 18, 1978

Performer

Loretta Di Franco (Giannetta) ; Luciano Pavarotti (?Nemorino) ; Judith Blegen (Adina) ; Mario Sereni (Sergeant Belcore) ; Fernando Corena (Doctor Dulcamara) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Sarah Caldwell, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 18, 1978.

Original Version

Cassette tape service copy re-recorded at NYPL in February 1982, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips., 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Language

Sung in Italian.

Added Author

Romani, Felice, 1788-1865. Librettist

Di Franco, Loretta. Performer

Pavarotti, Luciano. Performer

Blegen, Judith. Performer

Sereni, Mario. Performer

Corena, Fernando. Performer

Caldwell, Sarah, 1924-2006. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Davis, Ivan. Commentator. Performer

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LTCM 825 Notes on file.