Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
2. Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
3. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.
4. Alexander, John, 1923-1990.
5. Tucci, Gabriella
6. Díaz, Justino
7. Walker, William, 1931-
8. Baldwin, Marcia
9. Love, Shirley
10. Christopher, Russell
11. Lombard, Alain
12. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
13. Weaver, William, 1923-2013
14. Downes, Edward, 1911-
15. Ducloux, Walter
16. Mohr, Richard
17. Woitach, Richard
18. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
19. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (240 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-12-24 (Dec. 24, 1966)]

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

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (William Weaver reports on the reopening of the Teatro Comunale in Florence) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Walter Ducloux, Richard Mohr, William Weaver and Richard Woitach) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 through Chorale of the Swords -- side 4. Act 1, conclusion ; Act 2 to "Eternelle" -- side 5. Act 2, conclusion ; Act 3 to "et je tombe en soldat" -- side 6. Act 3, conclusion ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call number

1. *LTCM 250 (F)

Note

1. Titles from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:59:30 (synopses and features) ; 2:40:30 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 24, 1966.

Language (note)

1. Sung in French.

Author

1. Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.

Title

1. Faust [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Charles Gounod ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after Part I of Goethe's drama.

Playing time

1. 005930 024030

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-12-24 (Dec. 24, 1966)]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-12-24 (Dec. 24, 1966)]

Performer

1. John Alexander (Faust) ; Gabriella Tucci (Marguerite) ; Justino Díaz (Méphistophélès) ; William Walker (Valentin) ; Marcia Baldwin (Siébel) ; Shirley Love (Marthe) ; Russell Christopher (Wagner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Alain Lombard, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Dec. 1986, from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 31, no. 9 (Dec. 24, 1966).

Event

1. Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 24, 1966.

Language

1. Sung in French.

Added author

1. Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. Librettist
2. Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist
3. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Faust.
4. Alexander, John, 1923-1990. Performer
5. Tucci, Gabriella. Performer
6. Díaz, Justino. Performer
7. Walker, William, 1931- Performer
8. Baldwin, Marcia. Performer
9. Love, Shirley. Performer
10. Christopher, Russell. Performer
11. Lombard, Alain. Conductor
12. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
13. Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
14. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
15. Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
16. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
17. Woitach, Richard. Commentator
18. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

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

Research call number

1. *LTCM 250 (F) Production notes on file.