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Carmen : opera in four acts

Title
Carmen : radio broadcast, 1937-01-09 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée.
Author
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.

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Additional Authors
  • Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
  • Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
  • Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
  • Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981.
  • Bodanya, Natalie
  • Rayner, Sydney, 1895-1981.
  • Huehn, Julius
  • D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958.
  • Engelman, Wilfred
  • Votipka, Thelma
  • Olheim, Helen
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • Paltrinieri, Giordano, 1890-1970.
  • Papi, Gennaro
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Davenport, Marcia, 1903-
  • Johnson, Edward, 1878-1959.
  • Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
5 sound discs (in 2 containers) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Jan. 9, 1937
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Jan. 9, 1937.
Uniform Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Subtitle from house program.
  • Compact discs.
  • Durations: 1:02:34 (Announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 2:37:34 (opera).
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Performer (note)
  • Rosa Ponselle (Carmen) ; Natalie Bodanya (Micaela) ; Sydney Rayner (Don José) ; Julius Huehn (Escamillo) ; Louis D'Angelo (Zuniga) ; Wilfred Engelman (Morales) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Hlen Olheim (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaire) ; Giordano Paltrinieri (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Gennaro Papi, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 9, 1937.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in French.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction (Milton Cross) and synopsis of Act 1 (Marcia Davenport) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 -- CD 4. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 5. 1st intermission (Edward Johnson speaks about the broadcasts and the Metropolitan Opera Guild) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Davenport) ; 2nd intermission (Padraic Colum speaks about gypsies) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Davenport) ; 3rd intermission ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Davenport) ; Davenport discusses Nietzsche's use of Carmen to illustrate the difference of ideas between himself and Richard Wagner.
Call Number
*LDC 32999
OCLC
NYPG06-R9
Author
Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Title
Carmen : radio broadcast, 1937-01-09 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée.
Playing Time
010234 023734
Series
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Jan. 9, 1937
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Jan. 9, 1937.
Cast
Rosa Ponselle (Carmen) ; Natalie Bodanya (Micaela) ; Sydney Rayner (Don José) ; Julius Huehn (Escamillo) ; Louis D'Angelo (Zuniga) ; Wilfred Engelman (Morales) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Hlen Olheim (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaire) ; Giordano Paltrinieri (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Gennaro Papi, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 9, 1937.
Language
Sung in French.
Source
Gift; Metropolitan Opera; Jan. 2003.
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Added Author
Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist
Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen. Spanish.
Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981. Performer
Bodanya, Natalie. Performer
Rayner, Sydney, 1895-1981. Performer
Huehn, Julius. Performer
D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958. Performer
Engelman, Wilfred. Performer
Votipka, Thelma. Performer
Olheim, Helen. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
Paltrinieri, Giordano, 1890-1970. Performer
Papi, Gennaro. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Davenport, Marcia, 1903- Commentator
Johnson, Edward, 1878-1959. Commentator
Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 32999
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