Research Catalog

Title

Madama Butterfly : radio broadcast, 1981-12-26 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
• Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
• Zylis-Gara, Teresa.
• Kraft, Jean.
• Mauro, Ermanno.
• Elvira, Pablo, 1937-2000.
• Atherton, James.
• Goodloe, Robert.
• Meredith, Morley.
• Brandson, Therese.
• Andersson, Norman, 1953-
• Baker, Cecil.
• Fulton, Thomas.
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
• Weaver, William, 1923-2013
• Downes, Edward, 1911-2001.
• Fitzgerald, Gerald, 1932-
• Livingstone, William.
• Reuben, David.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

4 sound discs (in 1 container) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 26, 1981\811226\]

Uniform Title

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

Subject

Operas

Note

• Title from house program ; series title frrom Opera news.
• Compact disc.
• Durations: 2:17:25 (opera) ; 59:17 (introduction, synopses, and intermission features).

Event (note)

• Originally recorded at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 26, 1981.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera ;

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air: William Weaver discusses Madama Butterfly as an opera, a play, and a book ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions Gerald Fitzgerald, William Livingstone, and David Reuben) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).

Call Number

*LDC 42491

OCLC

86108598

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

Madama Butterfly : radio broadcast, 1981-12-26 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

Playing Time

021725 005917

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 26, 1981\811226\]

Performer

Teresa Zylis-Gara (Cio-Cio-San) ; Jean Kraft (Suzuki) ; Ermanno Mauro (Lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton) ; Pablo Elvira (Sharpless) ; James Atherton (Goro) ; Robert Goodloe (Prince Yamadori) ; Morley Meredith (Bonze) ; Therese Brandson (Kate) ; Norman Andersson (Imperial commissioner) ; Cecil Baker (Registrar) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Thomas Fulton, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event

Originally recorded at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 26, 1981.

Language

Sung in Italian.

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Added Author

Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist

Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist

Zylis-Gara, Teresa. Performer

Kraft, Jean. Performer

Mauro, Ermanno. Performer

Elvira, Pablo, 1937-2000. Performer

Atherton, James. Performer

Goodloe, Robert. Performer

Meredith, Morley. Performer

Brandson, Therese. Performer

Andersson, Norman, 1953- Performer

Baker, Cecil. Performer

Fulton, Thomas. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.

Downes, Edward, 1911-2001. Commentator

Fitzgerald, Gerald, 1932- Commentator

Livingstone, William. Commentator

Reuben, David. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 42491