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Additional authors

1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838.
2. Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799.
3. Albanese, Licia
4. Rethberg, Elisabeth, 1894-
5. Novotná, Jarmila, 1907-1994.
6. Petina, Irra, 1907-
7. Pinza, Ezio
8. Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
9. Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969.
10. De Paolis, Alessio
11. Rasely, George
12. D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958.
13. Farell, Marita
14. Olheim, Helen
15. Stellman, Maxine
16. Panizza, Ettore
17. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
18. Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
19. Bori, Lucrezia, 1887-1960.
20. Johnson, Edward, 1878-1959.
21. Sloan, George A.
22. Rodgers, W. S. S. (William Sterling Sullivant), 1886-1965.
23. Swarthout, Gladys, 1904-
24. Downes, Olin, 1886-1955.
25. Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960.
26. Milligan, Harold Vincent, Mrs
27. Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
28. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
29. 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. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] December 7, 1940.

Uniform title

1. Nozze di Figaro
2. Opera Guild at home (Radio program)
3. Opera question forum (Radio program)
4. Our American way of living (Radio program)
5. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Nozze di Figaro

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Overture ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Act 4 -- CD 4. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera Guild at home (Mrs. August Belmont thanks the audience for its contributions to the Opera Fund; speeches by Lucrezia Bori, partially in Spanish, Edward Johnson, George A. Sloan, and Texaco Co. President W. S. S. Rodgers) ; Opera question forum (Milton Cross questions Gladys Swarthout, Olin Downes, and Lawrence Tibbett) ; Our American way of living (National Council of Women President Mrs. Harold Vincent Milligan welcomes Herbert Hoover).

Call number

1. *LDC 32549

Note

1. Subtitle from house program.
2. Durations: 44:37 (Introduction, synopsis, and intermission features) ; 2:36:27 (opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. House program on file in Music Division.

Performer (note)

1. Licia Albanese (Susanna) ; Elisabeth Rethberg (Countess Almaviva) ; Jarmila Novotná (Cherubino) ; Irra Petina (Marcellina) ; Ezio Pinza (Figaro) ; John Brownlee (Count Almaviva) ; Salvatore Baccaloni (Don Bartolo) ; Alessio De Paolis (Don Basilio) ; George Rasely (Don Curzio) ; Louis D'Angelo (Antonio) ; Marita Farell (Barbarina) ; Hlen Olheim and Maxine Stellman (Two peasant girls) ; 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, December 7, 1940.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.

Title

1. Le nozze di Figaro [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on Beaumarchais' play.

Imprint

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

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] December 7, 1940.
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] December 7, 1940.

Cast

1. Licia Albanese (Susanna) ; Elisabeth Rethberg (Countess Almaviva) ; Jarmila Novotná (Cherubino) ; Irra Petina (Marcellina) ; Ezio Pinza (Figaro) ; John Brownlee (Count Almaviva) ; Salvatore Baccaloni (Don Bartolo) ; Alessio De Paolis (Don Basilio) ; George Rasely (Don Curzio) ; Louis D'Angelo (Antonio) ; Marita Farell (Barbarina) ; Hlen Olheim and Maxine Stellman (Two peasant girls) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Ettore Panizza, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, December 7, 1940.

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Da Ponte, Lorenzo, 1749-1838. Librettist
2. Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799. Mariage de Figaro.
3. Albanese, Licia. Performer
4. Rethberg, Elisabeth, 1894- Performer
5. Novotná, Jarmila, 1907-1994. Performer
6. Petina, Irra, 1907- Performer
7. Pinza, Ezio. Performer
8. Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Performer
9. Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969. Performer
10. De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
11. Rasely, George. Performer
12. D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958. Performer
13. Farell, Marita. Performer
14. Olheim, Helen. Performer
15. Stellman, Maxine. Performer
16. Panizza, Ettore. Conductor
17. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
18. Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- Commentator
19. Bori, Lucrezia, 1887-1960. Commentator
20. Johnson, Edward, 1878-1959. Commentator
21. Sloan, George A. Commentator
22. Rodgers, W. S. S. (William Sterling Sullivant), 1886-1965. Commentator
23. Swarthout, Gladys, 1904- Commentator
24. Downes, Olin, 1886-1955. Commentator
25. Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960. Commentator
26. Milligan, Harold Vincent, Mrs. Commentator
27. Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964. Commentator
28. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera Guild at home (Radio program)
2. Opera question forum (Radio program)
3. Our American way of living (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 32549