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Samson et Dalila opera in three acts

Title
  1. Samson et Dalila [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Camille Saint-Saëns ; libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire.
Author
  1. Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921.

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Additional authors
  1. Lemaire, Ferdinand.
  2. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
  3. Devlin, Michael, 1942-
  4. Fondary, Alain.
  5. Baker, Mark (Tenor)
  6. Cokorinos, Philip.
  7. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  8. Macurdy, John.
  9. Verrett, Shirley.
  10. Dutoit, Charles.
  11. Allen, Peter, 1920-
  12. Purdy, Christopher.
  13. Downes, Edward, 1911-
  14. Ames, Alison, 1945-
  15. Livingstone, William.
  16. Jellinek, George, 1919-
  17. Eckert, Thor, Jr.
  18. Bonelli, Peter.
  19. Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017.
  20. Truesdale, Joseph J., Mrs.
  21. Moore, Grace, 1898-1947.
  22. La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947.
  23. Davis, Elmer.
  24. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  25. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
  1. 4 sound discs (185 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of Metropolitan Opera
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 17, 1990]
Uniform title
  1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  2. Record collectors' roundtable (Radio program)
  3. Met moments (Radio program)
  4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
  1. Operas
  2. Samson (Biblical judge) > Drama
  3. Delilah (Biblical figure) > Drama
Genre/Form
  1. Live sound recordings.
Contents
  1. 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. Record collectors' roundtable (George Jellinek, host, with Thor Eckert, Jr., Peter Bonelli and Albert Innaurato) ; Met moments (Mrs. Truesdale, Grace Moore, Fiorello La Guardia and Elmer Davis) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Christopher Purdy, host, with Edward Downes, Alison Ames and William Livingstone) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen).
Call number
  1. *LDC 28845
Note
  1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  2. Durations: 0:57:42 (synopses and features) ; 2:07:04 (opera).
  3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed in (note)
  1. Opera news
Performer (note)
  1. Plácido Domingo (Samson) ; Michael Devlin (Abimelech) ; Alain Fondary (The High Priest) ; Mark Baker (First Philistine) ; Philip Cokorinos (Second Philistine) ; Charles Anthony (A Philistine messenger) ; John Macurdy (An Old Hebrew) ; Shirley Verrett (Dalila) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Charles Dutoit, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 17, 1990.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 567 (F)
Language (note)
  1. Sung in French.
Author
  1. Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921. Composer
Title
  1. Samson et Dalila [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Camille Saint-Saëns ; libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire.
Playing time
  1. 005742 020704
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 17, 1990]
Cast
  1. Plácido Domingo (Samson) ; Michael Devlin (Abimelech) ; Alain Fondary (The High Priest) ; Mark Baker (First Philistine) ; Philip Cokorinos (Second Philistine) ; Charles Anthony (A Philistine messenger) ; John Macurdy (An Old Hebrew) ; Shirley Verrett (Dalila) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Charles Dutoit, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original version
  1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Feb. 1992, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed in:
  1. Opera news, v. 54, no. 11 (Feb. 17, 1990).
Event
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 17, 1990.
Reproduction
  1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 567 (F)
Language
  1. Sung in French.
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Added author
  1. Lemaire, Ferdinand. Librettist
  2. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
  3. Devlin, Michael, 1942- Performer
  4. Fondary, Alain. Performer
  5. Baker, Mark (Tenor) Performer
  6. Cokorinos, Philip. Performer
  7. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
  8. Macurdy, John. Performer
  9. Verrett, Shirley. Performer
  10. Dutoit, Charles. Conductor
  11. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
  12. Purdy, Christopher. Commentator
  13. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
  14. Ames, Alison, 1945- Commentator
  15. Livingstone, William. Commentator
  16. Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator
  17. Eckert, Thor, Jr. Commentator
  18. Bonelli, Peter. Commentator
  19. Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017. Commentator
  20. Truesdale, Joseph J., Mrs. Commentator
  21. Moore, Grace, 1898-1947. Commentator
  22. La Guardia, Fiorello H. (Fiorello Henry), 1882-1947. Commentator
  23. Davis, Elmer. Commentator
  24. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added title
  1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  2. Record collectors' roundtable (Radio program)
  3. Met moments (Radio program)
Added title
  1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research call number
  1. *LDC 28845 Service copy
  2. *LTCM 567 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 28845
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