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Additional authors

1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
2. Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885.
3. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922-
4. Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
5. Gedda, Nicolai
6. Giaiotti, Bonaldo
7. Amparan, Belen
8. Ordassy, Carlotta
9. Sukis, Lilian
10. Boucher, Gene
11. Goodloe, Robert
12. Michalski, Raymond
13. Carelli, Gabor
14. Di Franco, Loretta
15. Strang, Lloyd
16. Gardelli, Lamberto
17. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
18. Weaver, William, 1923-2013
19. Tucci, Gabriella
20. Masiello, Alberta
21. Downes, Edward, 1911-
22. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
23. Harrison, Jay
24. Mohr, Richard
25. Randall, Tony
26. Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
27. Barnett, Cynthia
28. Rye, John
29. Powells, Vicki
30. Gwyn, Leslie
31. Goeke, Leo
32. Silberstein, Jascha
33. Gniewek, Raymond, 1931-
34. Ritchie, Stanley
35. Di Janni, John A.
36. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
37. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (195 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1967-04-08 (Apr. 8, 1967)]

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. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901 > Songs
2. Operas

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (William Weaver and Gabriella Tucci discuss rare Verdi songs, with Alberta Masiello, piano) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Mary Ellis Peltz, Jay Harrison, Richard Mohr and Tony Randall) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Preview of the Met's Verdi Festival in Rhode Island, with Rudolf Bing and members of the Met Orchestra and Met Opera Studio (Cynthia Barnett, Jon Rye, Vicki Powells, Leslie Gwyn, Leo Goeke, Jascha Silberstein, Raymond Gniewek, Stanley Ritchie and John Di Janni) ; 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 265 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 1:15:30 (synopses and features) ; 1:59:30 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Cornell MacNeil (Rigoletto) ; Roberta Peters (Gilda) ; Nicolai Gedda (Duke of Mantua) ; Bonaldo Giaiotti (Sparafucile) ; Belen Amparan (Maddalena) ; Carlotta Ordassy (Giovanna) ; Lilian Sukis (Countess Ceprano) ; Gene Boucher (Count Ceprano) ; Robert Goodloe (Marullo) ; Raymond Michalski (Monterone) ; Gabor Carelli (Borsa) ; Loretta Di Franco (Page) ; Lloyd Strang (Chief guard) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Lamberto Gardelli, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 8, 1967.

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

1. Rigoletto [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, after Victor Hugo's play "Le roi s'amuse".

Playing time

1. 011530 015930

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1967-04-08 (Apr. 8, 1967)]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1967-04-08 (Apr. 8, 1967)]

Cast

1. Cornell MacNeil (Rigoletto) ; Roberta Peters (Gilda) ; Nicolai Gedda (Duke of Mantua) ; Bonaldo Giaiotti (Sparafucile) ; Belen Amparan (Maddalena) ; Carlotta Ordassy (Giovanna) ; Lilian Sukis (Countess Ceprano) ; Gene Boucher (Count Ceprano) ; Robert Goodloe (Marullo) ; Raymond Michalski (Monterone) ; Gabor Carelli (Borsa) ; Loretta Di Franco (Page) ; Lloyd Strang (Chief guard) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Lamberto Gardelli, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1987, 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. 24 (Apr. 8, 1967).

Event

1. Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 8, 1967.

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Added author

1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
2. Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885. Roi s'amuse.
3. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922- Performer
4. Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Performer
5. Gedda, Nicolai. Performer
6. Giaiotti, Bonaldo. Performer
7. Amparan, Belen. pf
8. Ordassy, Carlotta. Performer
9. Sukis, Lilian. Performer
10. Boucher, Gene. Performer
11. Goodloe, Robert. Performer
12. Michalski, Raymond. Performer
13. Carelli, Gabor. Performer
14. Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
15. Strang, Lloyd. Performer
16. Gardelli, Lamberto. Conductor
17. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
18. Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
19. Tucci, Gabriella. Commentator
20. Masiello, Alberta. Performer
21. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
22. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
23. Harrison, Jay. Commentator
24. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
25. Randall, Tony. Commentator
26. Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. Commentator
27. Barnett, Cynthia. Performer
28. Rye, John. Performer
29. Powells, Vicki. Performer
30. Gwyn, Leslie. Performer
31. Goeke, Leo. Performer
32. Silberstein, Jascha. Performer
33. Gniewek, Raymond, 1931- Performer
34. Ritchie, Stanley. Performer
35. Di Janni, John A. Performer
36. 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 265 (F) \(Production notes filed in listening room.)