Research Catalog

Title

Le prophète (incomplete) [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Meyerbeer ; libretto by Eugène Scribe.

Author

Meyerbeer, Gicaomo, 1791-1864.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861.
• McCracken, James, 1926-
• Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023.
• Horne, Marilyn.
• Meredith, Morley.
• Little, Frank, 1936-1993.
• Hines, Jerome, 1921-
• Herincx, Raimund.
• Smith, Alma Jean.
• Love, Shirley.
• Castel, Nico.
• Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
• Boucher, Gene.
• Best, Richard, 1935-
• Lewis, Henry.
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
• Goldovsky, Boris.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Hawkins, Osie.
• Levarie, Siegmund, 1914-
• McEwen, terry.
• Rubin, Stephen E.
• Metrropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 29, 1977

Uniform Title

• Prophète. Selections
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Prophète.

Subject

• Operas > Excerpts

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Title from house program.
• Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 29, 1977.

Language (note)

• Sung in French.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky with a musical and dramatic analysis of Le prophète) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions Osie Hawkins, Siegmund Levarie, Terry McEwen, and Stephen E. Rubin) ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1, part 1 -- side 4. Act 1, part 2 -- side 5. Act 1, part 3 -- side 6. Act 2.

Call Number

*LTCM 812

OCLC

NYPG06-R84

Author

Meyerbeer, Gicaomo, 1791-1864.

Title

Le prophète (incomplete) [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Meyerbeer ; libretto by Eugène Scribe.

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 29, 1977

Performer

James McCracken (Jean de Leyde) ; Renata Scotto (Berthe) ; Marilyn Horne (Fidès) ; Morley Meredith (Comte d'Oberthal) ; Frank Little (Jonas) ; Jerome Hines (Zacharie) ; Raimund Herincx (Mathisen) ; Alma Jean Smith and Shirley Love (Paysannes) ; Nico Castel (Un paysan, Anabaptiste, Bourgeois, Un officier) ; Charles Anthony (Un soldat, Anabaptiste, Bourgeois) ; Gene Boucher (Un paysan, Bourgeois, Anabaptiste, Un officier) ; Richard Best (Un paysan, Anabaptiste, Bourgeois) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Henry Lewis, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 29, 1977.

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 French.

Local Note

Only Acts 1 and 2 recorded.

Added Author

Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861. Librettist

McCracken, James, 1926- Performer

Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023. Performer

Horne, Marilyn. Performer

Meredith, Morley. Performer

Little, Frank, 1936-1993. Performer

Hines, Jerome, 1921- Performer

Herincx, Raimund. Performer

Smith, Alma Jean. Performer

Love, Shirley. Performer

Castel, Nico. Performer

Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer

Boucher, Gene. Performer

Best, Richard, 1935- Performer

Lewis, Henry. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Hawkins, Osie. Commentator

Levarie, Siegmund, 1914- Commentator

McEwen, terry. Commentator

Rubin, Stephen E. Commentator

Metrropolitan 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 812 Notes on file.