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Faust : opera in four acts
- Title
- Faust : radio broadcast, 1949-12-31 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after part I of Goethe's drama.
- Author
- Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
- Publication
- Dec. 31, 1949.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
- Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
- Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.
- Di Stefano, Giuseppe, 1921-2008.
- Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992.
- Tajo, Italo
- Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
- Manski, Inge
- Turner, Claramae, 1920-
- Harbour, Denis, 1917-2009.
- Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982.
- Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
- Goldovsky, Boris
- Graf, Herbert, -1973.
- McClintic, Guthrie, 1893-1961.
- Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
- Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
- Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
- Ducloux, Walter
- Heinsheimer, Hans W., 1900-1993.
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
- Description
- 1 sound disc : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
- Series Statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 31, 1949
- Uniform Title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)
- Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Live sound recordings.
- Note
- Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
- Compact discs.
- Durations: 1:31:44 (synopses and features) ; 2:23:44 (opera).
- House program available from Music Division.
- Performer (note)
- Giuseppe Di Stefano (Faust) ; Dorothy Kirsten (Marguerite) ; Italo Tajo (Méphistophélès) ; Leonard Warren (Valentin) ; Inge Manski (Siebel) ; Claramae Turner (Marthe) ; Denis Harbour (Wagner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Wilfred Pelletier, Conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
- Event (note)
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 31, 1949.
- Source (note)
- Metropolitan Opera.
- Language (note)
- Sung in French.
- Contents
- CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3, scene 1 ; Act 3, scene 2 ; Act 4 -- CD 4. Opera News on the air (Boris Goldovsky discuss Goethe's stage directions with Herbert Graf and Guthrie McClintic) ; Synopsis of act 2 ; Texaco's Opera Quiz (Deems Taylor quizzes Sigmund Spaeth, Robert Lawrence, and Walter Ducloux) ; Synopsis of act 3 ; H.W. Heinsheimer discusses the question "In what direction is opera going?" ; Synopsis of act 4 ; Closing announcements (Cross).
- Call Number
- *LDC 32495
- OCLC
- 212766888
- Author
- Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
- Title
- Faust : radio broadcast, 1949-12-31 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after part I of Goethe's drama.
- Imprint
- Dec. 31, 1949.
- Playing Time
- 013144 022344
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 31, 1949
- Cast
- Giuseppe Di Stefano (Faust) ; Dorothy Kirsten (Marguerite) ; Italo Tajo (Méphistophélès) ; Leonard Warren (Valentin) ; Inge Manski (Siebel) ; Claramae Turner (Marthe) ; Denis Harbour (Wagner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Wilfred Pelletier, Conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
- Event
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 31, 1949.
- Language
- Sung in French.
- Source
- Gift; Metropolitan Opera.
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- Added Author
- Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. LibrettistCarré, Michel, 1819-1872. LibrettistGoethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Faust.Di Stefano, Giuseppe, 1921-2008. PerformerKirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992. PerformerTajo, Italo. PerformerWarren, Leonard, 1911-1960. PerformerManski, Inge. PerformerTurner, Claramae, 1920- PerformerHarbour, Denis, 1917-2009. PerformerPelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982. ConductorCross, Milton, 1897-1975. CommentatorGoldovsky, Boris. CommentatorGraf, Herbert, -1973. CommentatorMcClintic, Guthrie, 1893-1961. CommentatorTaylor, Deems, 1885-1966. CommentatorSpaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. CommentatorLawrence, Robert, 1912- CommentatorDucloux, Walter. CommentatorHeinsheimer, Hans W., 1900-1993. CommentatorMetropolitan 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
- *LDC 32495