Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni, 1863-1934.
2. Menasci, Guido
3. Verga, Giovanni, 1840-1922.
4. Milanov, Zinka
5. Lipton, Martha
6. Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975.
7. Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
8. Madeira, Jean
9. Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919.
10. Rigal, Delia
11. Baum, Kurt, 1900-1989.
12. Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
13. Hayward, Thomas, 1921-
14. Guarrera, Frank, 1923-
15. Erede, Alberto
16. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
17. Goldovsky, Boris
18. Albanese, Licia
19. Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
20. Bagar, Robert C.
21. Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989.
22. Lieberson, Goddard, 1911-
23. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
24. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound tape reels (191 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 3, 1951]

Uniform title

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

Alternative title

1. Cavalleria rusticana
2. I pagliacci.

Subject

1. Classical music radio programs
2. Radio programs, Musical
3. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Classical music radio programs.
2. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Cavalleria (Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky, host, with Licia Albanese) ; Synopsis of act 1 of Pagliacci (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Deems Taylor, host, with Robert Bagar, Virgil Thomson and Goddard Lieberson) ; Synopsis of act 2 of Pagliacci (Cross) -- side 2. [blank] -- side 3. Cavalleria: Prelude through "Fior di giaggiolo" -- side 4. Cavalleria concluded -- side 5. Pagliacci: Prologue ; Act 1 -- side 6. Intermezzo ; Act 2 ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call number

1. *LT-10 4934

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:43:56 (synopses and features) ; 1:11:06 (Cavalleria) ; 1:16:16 (Pagliacci).
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. In 1st work: Zinka Milanov (Santuzza) ; Martha Lipton (Lola) ; Richard Tucker (Turiddu) ; Clifford Harvuot (Alfio) ; Jean Madeira (Lucia).
2. In 2nd work: Delia Rigal (Nedda) ; Kurt Baum (Canio) ; Leonard Warren (Tonio) ; Thomas Hayward (Beppe) ; Frank Guarrera (Silvio).
3. In both works: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Alberto Erede, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 3, 1951.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (7 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 385 (F).

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945.

Title

1. Cavalleria rusticana : radio broadcast, 1951-03-03 : opera in one act / music by Pietro Mascagni ; libretto by G. Targioni-Tozzetti and G. Menasci, after the story of Giovanni Verga. Pagliacci : opera in two acts / libretto and music by Ruggiero Leoncavallo [sound recording].

Imprint

1. Mar. 3, 1951.

Playing time

1. 004356 011106 011616

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 3, 1951]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 3, 1951]

Cast

1. In 1st work: Zinka Milanov (Santuzza) ; Martha Lipton (Lola) ; Richard Tucker (Turiddu) ; Clifford Harvuot (Alfio) ; Jean Madeira (Lucia).
2. In 2nd work: Delia Rigal (Nedda) ; Kurt Baum (Canio) ; Leonard Warren (Tonio) ; Thomas Hayward (Beppe) ; Frank Guarrera (Silvio).
3. In both works: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Alberto Erede, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Sept. 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (3 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 15, no. 19 (Feb. 26, 1951).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 3, 1951.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (7 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 385 (F).

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Added author

1. Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni, 1863-1934. Librettist
2. Menasci, Guido. Librettist
3. Verga, Giovanni, 1840-1922. Cavalleria rusticana.
4. Milanov, Zinka. Performer
5. Lipton, Martha. Performer
6. Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975. Performer
7. Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
8. Madeira, Jean. Performer
9. Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Pagliacci.
10. Rigal, Delia. Performer
11. Baum, Kurt, 1900-1989. Performer
12. Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960. Performer
13. Hayward, Thomas, 1921- Performer
14. Guarrera, Frank, 1923- Performer
15. Erede, Alberto. Conductor
16. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
17. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
18. Albanese, Licia. Commentator
19. Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
20. Bagar, Robert C. Commentator
21. Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989. Commentator
22. Lieberson, Goddard, 1911- Commentator
23. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

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

Research call number

1. *LT-10 4934
2. *LTCM 385 (F)