Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
2. Sayão, Bidú.
3. Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983.
4. Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
5. Votipka, Thelma.
6. Bada, Angelo.
7. Engelman, Wilfred.
8. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
9. Cordon, Norman.
10. Browning, Lucielle.
11. Panizza, Ettore.
12. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
13. Davenport, Marcia, 1903-
14. Henderson, W. J. (William James), 1855-1937.
15. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
16. 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] March 6, 1937.

Uniform title

1. Traviata
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Traviata

Subject

1. Caruso, Enrico
2. 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 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. First intermission feature (Marcia Davenport discusses Dumas' Lady of the Camellias, the premiere of La Traviata, and costuming in opera) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Second intermission feature (Critic W.J.Henderson gives a musical analysis of La Traviata) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Third intermission feature (Mrs. Davenport pays tribute to Enrico Caruso) ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Cross).

Call number

1. *LDC 32542

Note

1. Subtitle from house program.
2. Durations: 42:48 (Announcements, synopses and intermission features) ; 2:08:28 (Opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. House program on file in Music Division.

Performer (note)

1. Bidú Sayão (Violetta) ; Charles Kullman (Alfredo) ; John Brownlee (Germont) ; Thelma Votipka (Flora) ; Angelo Badà (Gastone) ; Wilfred Engelman (Douphol) ; George Cehanovsky (D'Obigny) ; Norman Cordon (Grenvil) ; Lucielle Browning (Annina) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Ettore Panizza, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 6, 1937.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.

Title

1. La traviata [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave.

Imprint

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

Series

1. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] March 6, 1937.
2. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] March 6, 1937.

Cast

1. Bidú Sayão (Violetta) ; Charles Kullman (Alfredo) ; John Brownlee (Germont) ; Thelma Votipka (Flora) ; Angelo Badà (Gastone) ; Wilfred Engelman (Douphol) ; George Cehanovsky (D'Obigny) ; Norman Cordon (Grenvil) ; Lucielle Browning (Annina) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Ettore Panizza, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 6, 1937.

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876. Librettist
2. Sayão, Bidú. Performer
3. Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983. Performer
4. Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Performer
5. Votipka, Thelma. Performer
6. Bada, Angelo. Performer
7. Engelman, Wilfred. Performer
8. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
9. Cordon, Norman. Performer
10. Browning, Lucielle. Performer
11. Panizza, Ettore. Conductor
12. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
13. Davenport, Marcia, 1903- Commentator
14. Henderson, W. J. (William James), 1855-1937. Commentator
15. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 32542