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Additional authors

1. Romani, Felice, 1788-1865.
2. Cigna, Gina, 1900-
3. Castagna, Bruna.
4. Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969.
5. Pinza, Ezio.
6. Votipka, Thelma.
7. Paltrinieri, Giordano, 1890-1970.
8. Panizza, Ettore.
9. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
10. Davenport, Marcia, 1903-
11. Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
12. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
13. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast; [broadcast of] February 20, 1937.

Uniform title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 ; Act 3 -- CD 3. Act 4, scene 1 ; Synopsis of Act 4, scene 2 (Cross) ; Act 4, scene 2 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. 1st intermission (Marcia Davenport discusses the vocal demands of Norma in contrast to Isolde and Fidelio) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; 2nd intermission (Mrs. August Belmont, Metropolitan Opera Guild chairman, discusses the Guild) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; 3rd intermission (Mrs. Davenport discusses the requirements of good singing and mentions Lilli Lehmann) ; Synopsis of Act 4, scene 1 (Cross).

Call number

1. *LDC 32544

Note

1. Subtitle from house program.
2. Durations: 48:30 (Introduction, synopses and intermission features) ; 2:38:00 (opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. House program on file in Music Division.

Performer (note)

1. Gina Cigna (Norma) ; Bruna Castagna (Adalgisa) ; Giovanni Martinelli (Pollione) ; Ezio Pinza (Oroveso) ; Thelma Votipka (Clotilde) ; Giordano Paltrinieri (Flavio) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Ettore Panizza, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, February 20, 1937; broadcast over the nationwide Blue Network of the broadcasting service of RCA, the National Broadcasting Corporation.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835.

Title

1. Norma [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Vincenzo Bellini ; libretto by Felice Romani.

Imprint

1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]

Series

1. Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast; [broadcast of] February 20, 1937.

Cast

1. Gina Cigna (Norma) ; Bruna Castagna (Adalgisa) ; Giovanni Martinelli (Pollione) ; Ezio Pinza (Oroveso) ; Thelma Votipka (Clotilde) ; Giordano Paltrinieri (Flavio) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Ettore Panizza, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, February 20, 1937; broadcast over the nationwide Blue Network of the broadcasting service of RCA, the National Broadcasting Corporation.

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Romani, Felice, 1788-1865. Librettist
2. Cigna, Gina, 1900- Performer
3. Castagna, Bruna. Performer
4. Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969. Performer
5. Pinza, Ezio. Performer
6. Votipka, Thelma. Performer
7. Paltrinieri, Giordano, 1890-1970. Performer
8. Panizza, Ettore. Conductor
9. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
10. Davenport, Marcia, 1903- Commentator
11. Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- Commentator
12. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 32544