Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
2. Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901.
3. Malfitano, Catherine.
4. Gulyás, Dénes.
5. Holloway, David, 1942-
6. Furlanetto, Ferruccio.
7. Sénéchal, Michel.
8. Courtney, James, 1946-
9. Blackwell, Harolyn.
10. Barnett, Cynthia.
11. Kesling, Diane.
12. Malas, Spiro.
13. Booth, Thomas.
14. Bernard, David.
15. Di Franco, Loretta.
16. Coffey, Frank (Singer)
17. O'Mara, Stephen.
18. Harper, Talmage.
19. Rosenthal, Manuel, 1904-2003.
20. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
21. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
22. Downes, Edward, 1911-
23. Hubay, Alfred.
24. Weaver, William, 1923-2013
25. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
26. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 4 sound discs (238 min.) : digital ; stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 28, 1987]

Uniform title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Act I -- CD 2. Act II -- CD 3. Act III ; Closing remarks (Peter Allen) -- CD 4. Introduction and synopsis of Act I, scene 1 (Peter Allen) ; Synopsis of Act I, scene 2 (Allen) ; Opera news on the air (M. Owen Lee) ; Synopsis of Act II (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (M. Owen Lee, host, with Edward Downes, Alfred Hubay and William Weaver) ; Synopsis of Act III (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 508 (F)

Note

1. Sung in French.
2. Durations: 0:58:13 (synopses and features) ; 2:59:55 (opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (filed under classmark: *LTCM 508 (F)).
5. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 28, 1987.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 508 (F).

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Author

1. Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.

Title

1. Manon [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Jules Massenet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille.

Playing time

1. 005813 025955

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 28, 1987]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 28, 1987]

Performer

1. Catherine Malfitano (Manon Lescaut) ; Dénes Gulyás (Des Grieux) ; David Holloway (Lescaut) ; Ferruccio Furlanetto (Count Des Grieux) ; Michel Sénéchal (Guillot) ; James Courtney (De Brétigny) ; Harolyn Blackwell (Pousette) ; Cynthia Barnett (Javotte) ; Diane Kesling (Rosette) ; Spiro Malas (An innkeeper) ; Thomas Booth, David Bernard (Guards) ; Loretta Di Franco (A maid) ; Frank Coffey (The porter of the seminary) ; Stephen O'Mara and Talmage Harper (Croupiers) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Manuel Rosenthal, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 51, no. 12 (Feb. 28, 1987).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 28, 1987.

Original version

1. Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1991, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Reproduction

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 508 (F).

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
2. Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901. Librettist
3. Malfitano, Catherine. Performer
4. Gulyás, Dénes. Performer
5. Holloway, David, 1942- Performer
6. Furlanetto, Ferruccio. Performer
7. Sénéchal, Michel. Performer
8. Courtney, James, 1946- performer
9. Blackwell, Harolyn. Performer
10. Barnett, Cynthia. Performer
11. Kesling, Diane. Performer
12. Malas, Spiro. Performer
13. Booth, Thomas. Performer
14. Bernard, David. Performer
15. Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
16. Coffey, Frank (Singer) Performer
17. O'Mara, Stephen. Performer
18. Harper, Talmage. Performer
19. Rosenthal, Manuel, 1904-2003. Conductor
20. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
21. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
22. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
23. Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
24. Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
25. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 508 (F) Cassette copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 52751.
2. *LDC 32751 Service copy.