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Boris Godunov : opera in four acts, based on Pushkin

Title
Boris Godunov : radio broadcast, 1939-12-09 [sound recording] : opera in four acts, based on Pushkin / music and libretto by M.P. Mussorgsky.
Author
Musorgskǐi, Modest Petrivich, 1839-1881.
Publication
1939.

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Additional Authors
  • Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837.
  • Thorborg, Kerstin, 1896-1970.
  • Pinza, Ezio
  • De Paolis, Alessio
  • Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983.
  • Moscona, Nicola
  • Cordon, Norman
  • Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
  • Petina, Irra, 1907-
  • Farell, Marita
  • Kaskas, Anna
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • Paltrinieri, Giordano, 1890-1970.
  • Doe, Doris, 1899-1985.
  • Gurney, John, 1902-1997.
  • Massue, Nicholas
  • Engelman, Wilfred
  • Gábor, Arnold, 1880-1950.
  • Panizza, Héctor, 1875-1967.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
  • Witherspoon, Herbert, Mrs
  • Johnson, Edward, 1878-1959.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
5 sound discs (in 2 containers) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Dec. 9, 1939
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Dec. 9, 1939.
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: 0:42:18 (announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 3:01:27 (opera).
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Performer (note)
  • Kerstin Thorborg (Marina) ; Ezio Pinza (Boris) ; Alessio De Paolis (Shuiski) ; Charles Kullman (Grigory) ; Nicola Moscona (Pimen) ; Norman Cordon (Varlaam) ; Leonard Warren (Rangoni) ; Irra Petina (Fyodor) ; Marita Farell (Xenia) ; Anna Kaskas (Nurse) ; George Cehanovsky (Shchelkalov) ; Giordano Paltrinieri (Missail) ; Doris Doe (Innkeeper) ; John Gurney (Frontier guard) ; Nicholas Massue (Simpleton and Boyar) ; Wilfred Engelman (Lavitski) ; Arnold Gabor (Chernikovski) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Ettore Panizza, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 9, 1939.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in Russian and Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Opening remarks and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 -- CD 4. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 5. Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Leonard Liebling presents Edward Johnson, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera Company, with the Radio Guide Magazine Medal of Merit for the Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Milton Cross questions Mrs. August Belmont, Edward Johnson, and Mrs. Herbert Witherspoon about the Metropolitan Opera Guild, and its new publication "Opera News" ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Cross)
Call Number
*LDC 32497
OCLC
NYPG06-R68
Author
Musorgskǐi, Modest Petrivich, 1839-1881.
Title
Boris Godunov : radio broadcast, 1939-12-09 [sound recording] : opera in four acts, based on Pushkin / music and libretto by M.P. Mussorgsky.
Imprint
1939.
Series
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Dec. 9, 1939
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Dec. 9, 1939.
Cast
Kerstin Thorborg (Marina) ; Ezio Pinza (Boris) ; Alessio De Paolis (Shuiski) ; Charles Kullman (Grigory) ; Nicola Moscona (Pimen) ; Norman Cordon (Varlaam) ; Leonard Warren (Rangoni) ; Irra Petina (Fyodor) ; Marita Farell (Xenia) ; Anna Kaskas (Nurse) ; George Cehanovsky (Shchelkalov) ; Giordano Paltrinieri (Missail) ; Doris Doe (Innkeeper) ; John Gurney (Frontier guard) ; Nicholas Massue (Simpleton and Boyar) ; Wilfred Engelman (Lavitski) ; Arnold Gabor (Chernikovski) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Ettore Panizza, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 9, 1939.
Language
Sung in Russian and Italian.
Source
Gift; Metropolitan Opera; May, 2003.
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Added Author
Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837. Boris Godunov.
Thorborg, Kerstin, 1896-1970. Performer
Pinza, Ezio. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983. Performer
Moscona, Nicola. Performer
Cordon, Norman. Performer
Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960. Performer
Petina, Irra, 1907- Performer
Farell, Marita. Performer
Kaskas, Anna. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
Paltrinieri, Giordano, 1890-1970. Performer
Doe, Doris, 1899-1985. Performer
Gurney, John, 1902-1997. Performer
Massue, Nicholas. Performer
Engelman, Wilfred. Performer
Gábor, Arnold, 1880-1950. Performer
Panizza, Héctor, 1875-1967. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- Commentator
Witherspoon, Herbert, Mrs. Commentator
Johnson, Edward, 1878-1959. 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 32497
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