Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Virgil
2. Verrett, Shirley
3. Ludwig, Christa
4. Vickers, Jon
5. Riegel, Kenneth
6. Quilico, Louis
7. Macurdy, John
8. Christopher, Russell
9. Kraft, Jean
10. Yuscarán, Guillermo
11. Bernstein, Felicia
12. Grober, Douglas
13. Blegen, Judith
14. Gill, Richard T. (Richard Thomas), 1927-2010.
15. Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
16. Dunn, Mignon
17. Karlsrud, Edmond
18. Goeke, Leo
19. Dobriansky, Andrij
20. Best, Richard, 1935-
21. Smith, Maureen, singer
22. Keane, Lorraine
23. Goodloe, Robert
24. Kubelík, Rafael, 1914-1996.
25. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
26. Downes, Edward, 1911-
27. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
28. Smith, Patrick J., 1932-
29. Stivender, David
30. Sherman, Louise
31. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
32. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 6 sound discs (in 2 containers) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 16, 1974.

Uniform title

1. Troyens
2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Troyens

Subject

1. Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869
2. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Opening remarks and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) (7:08) ; Act 1, part 1 (65:59) -- CD 2. Act 1, part 2 (26:25) -- CD 3. Act 2, part 1 (40:06) -- CD 4. Act 2, part 2 (53:44) -- CD 5. Act 3 (43:10) ; Closing remarks (Cross) (2:20) -- CD 6. Intermission 1, Opera news on the air (Edward Downes, host, discusses Berlioz and Les Troyens with Robert Lawrence, Patrick J. Smith, and David Stivender; Louise Sherman, pianist) (28:00) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) (10:20) ; Intermission 2, Opera news on the air (continued) (23:53) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) (4:23).

Call number

1. *LDC 32137

Note

1. Subtitle from house program.
2. Compact discs.
3. Durations: 1:09:21 (announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 3:53:44 (opera).
4. Production notes and official cast list filed under classmark: *LTCM 781.
5. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Shirley Verrett (Cassandra) ; Christa Ludwig (Dido) ; Jon Vickers (̓En̓ee) ; Kenneth Riegel (Iopas) ; Louis Quilico (Corèbe) ; John Macurdy (Narbal) ; Russell Christopher (A Trojan soldier) ; Jean Kraft (H̓ecube) ; William Lewis (H̓el̓enus) ; Felicia Montealegre (Andromaque) ; Douglas Grober (Astyanax) ; Judith Blegen (Ascagne) ; Richard T. Gill (Panth̓ee) ; Clifford Harvuot (Ghost of Hector) ; Mignon Dunn (Anna) ; Edmond Karlsrud (Mercure, Priam, & Ghost) ; Leo Goeke (Hylas) ; Andrij Dobriansky (First Trojan soldier) ; Richard Best (Second Trojan soldier) ; Maureen Smith (Polyxène) ; Lorraine Keane, Robert Goodloe (Ghosts) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Rafael Kubelik, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 16, 1974.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in French.

Author

1. Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869.

Title

1. Les troyens [sound recording] : [opera in five acts, performed in three parts] / music and libretto by Hector Berlioz, after Virgil.

Imprint

1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c1974.

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 16, 1974.
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 16, 1974.

Cast

1. Shirley Verrett (Cassandra) ; Christa Ludwig (Dido) ; Jon Vickers (̓En̓ee) ; Kenneth Riegel (Iopas) ; Louis Quilico (Corèbe) ; John Macurdy (Narbal) ; Russell Christopher (A Trojan soldier) ; Jean Kraft (H̓ecube) ; William Lewis (H̓el̓enus) ; Felicia Montealegre (Andromaque) ; Douglas Grober (Astyanax) ; Judith Blegen (Ascagne) ; Richard T. Gill (Panth̓ee) ; Clifford Harvuot (Ghost of Hector) ; Mignon Dunn (Anna) ; Edmond Karlsrud (Mercure, Priam, & Ghost) ; Leo Goeke (Hylas) ; Andrij Dobriansky (First Trojan soldier) ; Richard Best (Second Trojan soldier) ; Maureen Smith (Polyxène) ; Lorraine Keane, Robert Goodloe (Ghosts) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Rafael Kubelik, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 16, 1974.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 38, no. 19 (Mar. 1974).

Language

1. Sung in French.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Virgil. Aeneis.
2. Verrett, Shirley. Performer
3. Ludwig, Christa. Performer
4. Vickers, Jon. Performer
5. Riegel, Kenneth. Performer
6. Quilico, Louis. Performer
7. Macurdy, John. Performer
8. Christopher, Russell. Performer
9. Kraft, Jean. Performer
10. Yuscarán, Guillermo. Performer
11. Bernstein, Felicia. Performer
12. Grober, Douglas. Performer
13. Blegen, Judith. Performer
14. Gill, Richard T. (Richard Thomas), 1927-2010. Performer
15. Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
16. Dunn, Mignon. Performer
17. Karlsrud, Edmond. Performer
18. Goeke, Leo. Performer
19. Dobriansky, Andrij. Performer
20. Best, Richard, 1935- Performer
21. Smith, Maureen, singer
22. Keane, Lorraine. Performer
23. Goodloe, Robert. Performer
24. Kubelík, Rafael, 1914-1996. Conductor
25. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
26. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
27. Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
28. Smith, Patrick J., 1932- Commentator
29. Stivender, David. Commentator
30. Sherman, Louise. Performer
31. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 32137