Research Catalog

Otello opera in four acts

Title
Otello [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; book by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's tragedy.
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request Appointment
Not available - Please for assistance.
AudioUse in library *LDC 32997 [CD]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

Details

Additional Authors
  • Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
  • Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969.
  • Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960.
  • De Paolis, Alessio
  • Dudley, John
  • Moscona, Nicola
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • Engelman, Wilfred
  • Roman, Stella
  • Votipka, Thelma
  • Panizza, Héctor, 1875-1967.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Lord, Oswald B., Mrs
  • Liversage, Herbert
  • Hudson, Tony
  • Engelbach, Deveer
  • Doe, Doris, 1899-1985.
  • Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  • Milligan, Harold Vincent, Mrs
  • Parran, Thomas, Mrs
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
5 sound discs (in 2 containers) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Jan. 18, 1941
Uniform Title
  • Otello
  • Opera Guild at Home (Radio program)
  • Opera Question Forum (Radio program)
  • Our American way of Living (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
  • Otello
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program).
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program.
  • Compact discs.
  • Durations: 1:15:07 (announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 2:25:00 (opera).
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 18, 1941.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Opening and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 -- CD 4. Act 4 -- CD 5. First intermission feature (Opera Guild at Home: Mrs. Oswald B. Lord and Milton Cross discuss broadcasting from the Met with director Herbert liversage, Audio engineer Tony Hudson, and backstage assistant Deveer Engelbach) ; Synopsis of Act 2 ; Second intermission feature (Opera Question Forum: Cross questions Doris Doe, John Brownlee, and Sigmund Spaeth) ; Synopsis of Act 3 ; Third intermission feature (Our American way of Living: Mrs. Harold Vincent Milligan introduces Mrs. Thomas Parran, wife of the U.S. Surgeon General, who speaks on longer life) ; Synopsis of Act 4.
Call Number
*LDC 32997
OCLC
NYPG06-R174
Author
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Title
Otello [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; book by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's tragedy.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Jan. 18, 1941
Performer
Giovanni Martinelli (Otello) ; Lawrence Tibbett (Iago) ; Alessio De Paolis (Cassio) ; John Dudley (Roderigo) ; Nicola Moscona (Lodovico) ; George Cehanovsky (Montano) ; Wilfred Engelman (A Herald) ; Stella Roman (Desdemona) ; Thelma Votipka (Emilia) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Ettore Panizza, conductor.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 18, 1941.
Language
Sung in Italian.
Connect to:
Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material
Added Author
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918. Librettist
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969. Performer
Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Dudley, John. Performer
Moscona, Nicola. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
Engelman, Wilfred. Performer
Roman, Stella. Performer
Votipka, Thelma. Performer
Panizza, Héctor, 1875-1967. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Lord, Oswald B., Mrs. Commentator
Liversage, Herbert. Commentator
Hudson, Tony. Commentator
Engelbach, Deveer. Commentator
Doe, Doris, 1899-1985. Commentator
Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Milligan, Harold Vincent, Mrs. Commentator
Parran, Thomas, Mrs. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera Guild at Home (Radio program)
Opera Question Forum (Radio program)
Our American way of Living (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program).
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 32997
View in Legacy Catalog