Research Catalog

Title

Un ballo in maschera : radio broadcast, 1975-12-06 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Antonio Somma.

Author

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Somma, Antonio, 1809-1864.
• Michalski, Raymond.
• Booth, Philip, 1942-
• Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
• Morell, Barry.
• Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
• Castel, Nico.
• Forrester, Maureen.
• Goodloe, Robert.
• Schmorr, Robert.
• Ross, Elinor, 1926-2020.
• Lewis, Henry.
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
• Bliss, Anthony A., 1913-1991.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Coveney, John.
• Hume, Paul, 1915-
• Mohr, Richard.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

on 7 sides of 4 sound cassettes : analog, stereo., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 6, 1975

Uniform Title

• Ballo in maschera
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Ballo in maschera

Subject

Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Title from house program.
• Production notes and official cast list (7 p.) on file.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, December 6, 1975.

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Executive Director Anthony A. Bliss welcomes the radio audience) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions John Coveney, Paul Hume, and Richard Mohr) ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1, part 1 -- side 4. Act 1, part 2 -- side 5. Act 2, part 1 -- side 6. Act 2, part 2 -- side 7. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call Number

*LTCM 793

OCLC

NYPG06-R10

Author

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

Un ballo in maschera : radio broadcast, 1975-12-06 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Antonio Somma.

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 6, 1975

Performer

Raymond Michalski (Count De Horn) ; Philip Booth (Count Warting) ; Roberta Peters (Oscar) ; Barry Morell (King Gustav III) ; Robert Merrill (Captain Anckarström) ; Nico Castel (The chief justice) ; Maureen Forrester (Ulrica) ; Robert Goodloe (Christiano) ; Robert Schmorr (Amelia's servant) ; Elinor Ross (Amelia) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Henry Lewis, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, December 6, 1975.

Original Version

Cassette tape service copy re-recorded at NYPL in 1982, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips., 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Language

Sung in Italian.

Added Author

Somma, Antonio, 1809-1864. Librettist

Michalski, Raymond. Performer

Booth, Philip, 1942- Performer

Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Performer

Morell, Barry. Performer

Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Performer

Castel, Nico. Performer

Forrester, Maureen. Performer

Goodloe, Robert. Performer

Schmorr, Robert. Performer

Ross, Elinor, 1926-2020. Performer

Lewis, Henry. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Bliss, Anthony A., 1913-1991. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Coveney, John. Commentator

Hume, Paul, 1915- Commentator

Mohr, Richard. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LTCM 793 Notes on file.