Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970.
2. Crozier, Eric
3. Melville, Herman, 1819-1891.
4. Cassilly, Richard, 1927-
5. Smith, Andrew (Singer)
6. Boucher, Gene
7. Ward, David, 1922-
8. Apy, Arthur
9. Meredith, Morley
10. Buchenholz, Christopher
11. Fishman, Brett
12. Renfroe, Owen
13. Waldman, Price
14. Darrenkamp, John
15. Carpenter, John (Singer)
16. Atherton, James
17. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
18. Glossop, Peter, 1928-
19. Robbins, Julien
20. Morris, James, 1947-
21. Nagy, Robert, 1929-
22. Castel, Nico
23. Stilwell, Richard
24. Davies, John (Singer)
25. Foldi, Andrew, 1920-
26. Rigby, Scott
27. Baker, Cecil
28. Leppard, Raymond
29. Allen, Peter, 1920-
30. Woitach, Richard
31. Masiello, Alberta
32. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
33. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (192 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 19, 1980]

Uniform title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Richard McGuinn collection of music noncommercial recordings.

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Richard Woitach and Alberta Masiello) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. [blank] -- side 3. Act 1 through "Don't like the French" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Act 2 through "Trail of Billy Budd" -- side 6. Act 2 concluded ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 52765

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:36:15 (synopses and features) ; 2:36:06 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

With (note)

1. On reel with: Un ballo in maschera (service copy in *LDC 52754)

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Richard Cassilly (Captain Vere) ; Andrew Smith (First mate) ; Gene Boucher (Second mate) ; David Ward (Mr. Flint) ; Arthur Apy (A sailor) ; Morley Meredith (Bosun) ; Christopher Buchenholz, Brett Fishman, Owen Renfroe and Price Waldman (Midshipmen) ; John Darrenkamp (Donald) ; John Carpenter (Maintop) ; James Atherton (The novice) ; Andrea Velis (Squeak) ; Peter Glossop (Mr. Redburn) ; Julien Robbins (Lieutenant Ratcliffe) ; James Morris (Claggart) ; Robert Nagy (Red Whiskers) ; Nico Castel (Arthur Jone) ; Richard Stilwell (Billy Budd) ; John Davies (The novice's friend) ; Andrew Foldi (Dansker) ; Scott Rigby (Cabin boy) ; Cecil Baker (Gunner's mate) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Raymond Leppard, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 19, 1980.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 644 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in English.

Author

1. Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.

Title

1. Billy Budd : radio broadcast, 1980-04-19 [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Benjamin Britten ; libretto by E.M. Forster and Eric Crozier, adapted from the story by Herman Melville.

Playing time

1. 003615 023606

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 19, 1980]

Cast

1. Richard Cassilly (Captain Vere) ; Andrew Smith (First mate) ; Gene Boucher (Second mate) ; David Ward (Mr. Flint) ; Arthur Apy (A sailor) ; Morley Meredith (Bosun) ; Christopher Buchenholz, Brett Fishman, Owen Renfroe and Price Waldman (Midshipmen) ; John Darrenkamp (Donald) ; John Carpenter (Maintop) ; James Atherton (The novice) ; Andrea Velis (Squeak) ; Peter Glossop (Mr. Redburn) ; Julien Robbins (Lieutenant Ratcliffe) ; James Morris (Claggart) ; Robert Nagy (Red Whiskers) ; Nico Castel (Arthur Jone) ; Richard Stilwell (Billy Budd) ; John Davies (The novice's friend) ; Andrew Foldi (Dansker) ; Scott Rigby (Cabin boy) ; Cecil Baker (Gunner's mate) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Raymond Leppard, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1992, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 44, no. 20 (Apr. 19, 1980).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 19, 1980.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 644 (F)

Local note

1. Additional service copy (3 audio discs : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archival reel from "Richard McGuinn collection of music noncommercial recordings" in *LDC 52765.
2. Archival original: (1 audiotape reel : analog, 3 3/4 ips., 4 track stereo ; 10 in.) in *LT-10 6002.

With:

1. On reel with: Un ballo in maschera (service copy in *LDC 52754)

Language

1. Sung in English.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970. Librettist
2. Crozier, Eric. Librettist
3. Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Billy Budd.
4. Cassilly, Richard, 1927- Performer
5. Smith, Andrew (Singer) Performer
6. Boucher, Gene. Performer
7. Ward, David, 1922- Performer
8. Apy, Arthur. Performer
9. Meredith, Morley. Performer
10. Buchenholz, Christopher. Performer
11. Fishman, Brett. Performer
12. Renfroe, Owen. Performer
13. Waldman, Price. Performer
14. Darrenkamp, John. Performer
15. Carpenter, John (Singer) Performer
16. Atherton, James. Performer
17. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
18. Glossop, Peter, 1928- Performer
19. Robbins, Julien. Performer
20. Morris, James, 1947- Performer
21. Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer
22. Castel, Nico. Performer
23. Stilwell, Richard. Performer
24. Davies, John (Singer) Performer
25. Foldi, Andrew, 1920- Performer
26. Rigby, Scott. Performer
27. Baker, Cecil. Performer
28. Leppard, Raymond. Conductor
29. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
30. Woitach, Richard. Commentator
31. Masiello, Alberta. Commentator
32. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Richard McGuinn collection of music noncommercial recordings.
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 52765
2. *LTCM 644 (F)
3. *LT-10 6002