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Carmen : opera in four acts

Title
  1. Carmen : radio broadcast, 1934-04-17 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée.
Published by
  1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]
Author
  1. Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.

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Additional authors
  1. Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
  2. Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
  3. Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
  4. Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981.
  5. Burke, Hilda
  6. Maison, René, 1895-1962.
  7. Huehn, Julius
  8. D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958.
  9. Engelman, Wilfred
  10. Votipka, Thelma
  11. Olheim, Helen
  12. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  13. Paltrinieri, Giordano, 1890-1970.
  14. Papi, Gennaro
  15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  16. Rodzinski, Artur, 1892-1958.
  17. Bulkley, Robert Johns, 1880-
  18. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  19. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
  1. 5 sound discs (in 2 containers) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series statement
  1. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] April 17, 1937.
Uniform title
  1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative 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 -- CD 3. Act 3 -- CD 4. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 5. 1st intermission (Artur Rodzinski speaks on music and the radio) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Milton Cross discusses Carmen ; 2nd intermission (Ohio Senator Robert Johns Bulkley speaks about opera in Cleveland) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Milton Cross discusses Bizet ; 3rd intermission (Mr. Cross responds to caustic letters from listeners about the broadcast commentary) ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Cross).
Call number
  1. *LDC 32556
Note
  1. Subtitle from house program.
  2. Durations: 53:13 (Announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 2:44:29 (opera).
  3. Compact discs.
  4. House program on file in Music Division.
Performer (note)
  1. Rosa Ponselle (Carmen) ; Hilda Burke (Micaela) ; René Maison (Don José) ; Julius Huehn (Escamillo) ; Louis D'Angelo (Zuniga) ; Wilfred Engelman (Morales) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Hlen Olheim (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaire) ; Giordano Paltrinieri (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Gennari [sic] Papi, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  1. Live broadcast from the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio, April 17, 1937; broadcast over the NBC radio network.
Source (note)
  1. Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  1. Sung in French.
Author
  1. Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Title
  1. Carmen : radio broadcast, 1934-04-17 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée.
Imprint
  1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]
Series
  1. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] April 17, 1937.
  2. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] April 17, 1937.
Cast
  1. Rosa Ponselle (Carmen) ; Hilda Burke (Micaela) ; René Maison (Don José) ; Julius Huehn (Escamillo) ; Louis D'Angelo (Zuniga) ; Wilfred Engelman (Morales) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Hlen Olheim (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaire) ; Giordano Paltrinieri (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Gennari [sic] Papi, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event
  1. Live broadcast from the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio, April 17, 1937; broadcast over the NBC radio network.
Language
  1. Sung in French.
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  1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material
Added author
  1. Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
  2. Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist
  3. Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen. Spanish.
  4. Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981. Performer
  5. Burke, Hilda. Performer
  6. Maison, René, 1895-1962. Performer
  7. Huehn, Julius. Performer
  8. D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958. Performer
  9. Engelman, Wilfred. Performer
  10. Votipka, Thelma. Performer
  11. Olheim, Helen. Performer
  12. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
  13. Paltrinieri, Giordano, 1890-1970. Performer
  14. Papi, Gennaro. Conductor
  15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
  16. Rodzinski, Artur, 1892-1958. Commentator
  17. Bulkley, Robert Johns, 1880- Commentator
  18. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added title
  1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Added title
  1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research call number
  1. *LDC 32556
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