Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
2. Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895.
3. Moffo, Anna
4. Alexander, John, 1923-1990.
5. Sereni, Mario
6. Williams, Nancy, 1935-
7. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
8. Goodloe, Robert
9. Boucher, Gene
10. Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985.
11. Di Franco, Loretta
12. Marcella, Luigi
13. Sliker, Peter
14. Cleva, Fausto
15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
16. Downes, Edward, 1911-
17. Callas, Maria, 1923-1977.
18. Goldovsky, Boris
19. Mohr, Richard
20. Randall, Tony
21. Robinson, Francis, 1910-
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
23. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (201 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 30, 1967]

Uniform title

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

Subject

1. Callas, Maria, 1923-1977 > Interviews
2. Lawrence, Marjorie
3. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Edward Downes interviews Maria Callas, part 1) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Boris Goldovsky, Richard Mohr and Tony Randall) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Biographies in music (Francis Robinson recalls Marjorie Lawrence) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call number

1. *LTCM 270 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 1:14:30 (synopses and features) ; 2:06:30 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein listening room.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 30, 1967.

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

1. La Traviata [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by F.M. Piave, based on "La dame aux camélias" by Alexandre Dumas.

Playing time

1. 011430 020630

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 30, 1967]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 30, 1967]

Performer

1. Anna Moffo (Violetta) ; John Alexander (Alfredo) ; Mario Sereni (Giorgio Germont) ; Nancy Williams (Flora Bervoix) ; Charles Anthony (Gastone) ; Robert Goodloe (Baron Douphol) ; Gene Boucher (Marquis d'Obigny) ; Louis Sgarro (Doctor Grenvil) ; Loretta Di Franco (Annina) ; Lou Marcella (Giuseppe) ; Peter Sliker (Gardener) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1987, from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 32, no. 9 (Dec. 30, 1967).

Event

1. Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 30, 1967.

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Added author

1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
2. Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895. Dame aux camélias.
3. Moffo, Anna. Performer
4. Alexander, John, 1923-1990. Performer
5. Sereni, Mario. Performer
6. Williams, Nancy, 1935- Performer
7. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
8. Goodloe, Robert. Performer
9. Boucher, Gene. Performer
10. Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer
11. Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
12. Marcella, Luigi. Performer
13. Sliker, Peter. Performer
14. Cleva, Fausto. Conductor
15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
16. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
17. Callas, Maria, 1923-1977. Commentator
18. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
19. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
20. Randall, Tony. Commentator
21. Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

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

Research call number

1. *LTCM 270 (F) Production notes in listening room.