Research Catalog

Title

L'elisir d'amore : radio broadcast, 2009-04-04 [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by Felice Romani.

Author

Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.

Publication

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Romani, Felice, 1788-1865.
• Juntwait, Margaret.
• Siff, Ira.
• Gheorghiu, Angela.
• Giordano, Massimo.
• Vassallo, Franco.
• Alaimo, Simone.
• Huang, Ying (Soprano)
• Benini, Maurizio.
• Toolajian, Loren.
• Omstad, James.
• Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954-
• Theorin, Iréne.
• Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) dnr NN-RHA
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

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

Series Statement

• Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
• Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 4, 2009

Uniform Title

• Elisir d'amore
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.
• Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 4, 2009.

Alternative Title

Elisir d'amore

Subject

• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 4, 2009.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 with commentary (Margaret Juntwait and Ira Siff) ; Act 1 ; commentary (Juntwait and Siff) ; Loren Toolajian interviews Angela Gheorghiu and Massimo Giordano [beginning] -- CD 2. Loren Toolajian interviews Gheorghiu and Giordano [conclusion] ; Met Memory (Mary Jo Heath interviews Met listener James Omstad) ; Juntwait interviews Iréne Theorin ; commentary (Juntwait and Siff) ; Met Memory (Mary Jo Heath interviews Renata Scotto about her performances of Il Trittico) ; synopsis of act 2 and commentary (Juntwait and Siff) ; Act 2 ; closing remarks (Juntwait and Siff) [beginning] -- CD 3. Closing remarks (Juntwait and Siff) [conclusion]

Call Number

*LDC 47793

OCLC

607920135

Author

Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848.

Title

L'elisir d'amore : radio broadcast, 2009-04-04 [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Gaetano Donizetti ; libretto by Felice Romani.

Imprint

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2009.

Series

Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts

Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 4, 2009

Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.

Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 4, 2009.

Performer

Angela Gheorghiu (Adina) ; Massimo Giordano (Nemorino) ; Franco Vassallo (Sgt. Belcore) ; Simone Alaimo (Dr. Dulcamara) ; Ying Huang (Giannetta) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Maurizio Benini, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 74, no. 10 (Apr. 2009).

Event

Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 4, 2009.

Language

Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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Added Author

Romani, Felice, 1788-1865. Librettist

Juntwait, Margaret. Commentator

Siff, Ira. Commentator

Gheorghiu, Angela. Performer. Interviewee

Giordano, Massimo. Performer. Interviewee

Vassallo, Franco. Performer

Alaimo, Simone. Performer

Huang, Ying (Soprano) Performer

Benini, Maurizio. Conductor

Toolajian, Loren. Interviewer

Omstad, James. Interviewee

Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- Interviewer

Theorin, Iréne. Interviewee

Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023, interviewee.

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Donor NN-RHA

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 47793