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Additional authors

1. Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876.
2. Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895.
3. Moffo, Anna
4. Reynolds, Anna
5. Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975.
6. Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
7. De Palma, Piero
8. Calabrese, Franco
9. Susca, Vito
10. Ventriglia, Franco
11. Poli, Liliani
12. Zagonara, Adelio
13. Liviabella, Sergio
14. Previtali, Fernando
15. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
16. Bliss, Anthony A., 1913-1991.
17. Taplin, Frank E.
18. McKinley, John K.
19. Downes, Edward, 1911-
20. Masiello, Alberta
21. Jacobson, Robert M.
22. Mohr, Richard
23. Teatro dell'opera (Rome, Italy)
24. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
25. 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 Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 6, 1980.

Uniform title

1. Traviata
2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Traviata

Subject

1. Operas

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Anthony A. Bliss, Frank E. Taplin, and Texaco CEO John K. McKinley commemorate a new season of Texaco sponsorship) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions Alberta Masiello, Robert Jacobson, and Richard Mohr) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 32036

Note

1. Subtitle from house program.
2. Compact discs.

Event (note)

1. Due to a labor dispute that disrupted the season, the RCA Victor recording (originally recorded in 1960) of this opera was broadcast. The intermission features were broadcast live, Dec. 6, 1980.

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 three acts / music by Giuseppe Verdi ; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, after Alexandre Dumas fils' La dame aux camélias.

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 6, 1980.

Performer

1. Anna Moffo (Violetta) ; Richard Tucker (Alfredo) ; Robert Merrill (Germont) ; Anna Reynolds (Flora) ; Piero De Palma (Gastone) ; Franco Calabrese (Douphol) ; Vito Susca (D'Obigny) ; Franco Ventriglia (Grenvil) ; Liliana Poli (Annina) ; Adelio Zagonara (Giuseppe) ; Sergio Liviabella (a gardener) ; Rome Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Fernando Previtali, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event

1. Due to a labor dispute that disrupted the season, the RCA Victor recording (originally recorded in 1960) of this opera was broadcast. The intermission features were broadcast live, Dec. 6, 1980.

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. Dumas, Alexandre, 1824-1895. Dame aux camélias.
3. Moffo, Anna. Performer
4. Reynolds, Anna. Performer
5. Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975. Performer
6. Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Performer
7. De Palma, Piero. Performer
8. Calabrese, Franco. Performer
9. Susca, Vito. Performer
10. Ventriglia, Franco. Performer
11. Poli, Liliani. Performer
12. Zagonara, Adelio. Performer
13. Liviabella, Sergio. Performer
14. Previtali, Fernando. Conductor
15. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
16. Bliss, Anthony A., 1913-1991. Commentator
17. Taplin, Frank E. Commentator
18. McKinley, John K. Commentator
19. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
20. Masiello, Alberta. Commentator
21. Jacobson, Robert M. Commentator
22. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
23. Teatro dell'opera (Rome, Italy)
24. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Publisher no.

1. LSC 6154 RCA Victor

Research call number

1. *LDC 32036