Research Catalog

Title

Rodelinda [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by George Frideric Handel ; libretto by Antonio Salvi, revised by Nicola Francisco Haym, from the drama Pertharite by Pierre Corneille.

Author

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.

Publication

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2006.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Salvi, Antonio, 1664-1724.
• Haym, Nicola Francisco
• Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684.
• Fleming Renée.
• Blythe, Stephanie
• Scholl, Andreas
• Van Rensburg, Kobie
• Dumaux, Christophe
• Relyea, John
• Summers, Patrick
• Juntwait, Margaret
• Marx, Robert
• Volpe, Joseph
• Levine, James, 1943-2021.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

• Toll Brothers Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of May 6, 2006].
• Toll Brothers Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of May 6, 2006]

Uniform Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Durations: 2:45:29 (Opera) ; 1:12:01 (Introduction, synopses, and intermission features).
• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Event (note)

• Recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, May 6, 2006.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

CD 1. Tone ; Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Margaret Juntwait) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Juntwait) -- CD 4. Intermission feature (Robert Marx talks with Joseph Volpe and James Levine) ; Andreas Scholl on the countertenor voice in opera ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Juntwait) ; Renée Fleming on the role of Rodelinda ; Second intermission (Robert Marx talks with Joseph Volpe, part 2) ; Stephanie Blythe on the role of Eduige ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Juntwait).

Call Number

*LDC 40746

OCLC

NYPG06-R389

Author

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.

Title

Rodelinda [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by George Frideric Handel ; libretto by Antonio Salvi, revised by Nicola Francisco Haym, from the drama Pertharite by Pierre Corneille.

Imprint

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2006.

Series

Toll Brothers Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of May 6, 2006].

Toll Brothers Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of May 6, 2006]

Performer

Renée Fleming (Rodelinda) ; Stephanie Blythe (Eduige) ; Andreas Scholl (Bertarido) ; Kobie van Rensburg (Grimoaldo) ; Christophe Dumaux (Unulfo) ; John Relyea (Garibaldo) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Patrick Summers, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Event

Recorded live at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, May 6, 2006.

Language

Sung in Italian.

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Added Author

Salvi, Antonio, 1664-1724. Librettist

Haym, Nicola Francisco. Librettist

Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684. Pertharite, roy des Lombards.

Fleming Renée. Performer

Fleming Renée. Commentator

Blythe, Stephanie. Performer. Commentator

Scholl, Andreas. Performer. Commentator

Van Rensburg, Kobie. Performer

Dumaux, Christophe. Performer

Relyea, John. Performer

Summers, Patrick. Conductor

Juntwait, Margaret. Commentator

Marx, Robert. Commentator

Volpe, Joseph. Commentator

Levine, James, 1943-2021. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 40746