Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Balocchi, Luigi, 1766-1832.
2. Soumet, Alexandre, 1786-1845.
3. Sills, Beverly.
4. Díaz, Justino.
5. Verrett, Shirley.
6. Theyard, Harry.
7. Norden, Betsy.
8. Gill, Richard T. (Richard Thomas), 1927-2010.
9. Best, Richard, 1935-
10. Thompson, Arthur, 1942-2004.
11. Schippers, Thomas.
12. Juntwait, Margaret.
13. Siff, Ira.
14. Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954-
15. Burnett, Carol.
16. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
17. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) dnr NN-RHA
18. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 3 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Series statement

1. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
2. Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 9, 2008

Uniform title

1. Siège de Corinthe. Italian
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Siège de Corinthe.

Subject

1. Sills, Beverly
2. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction (Margaret Juntwait and Ira Siff discuss Beverly Sills' Met debut ; includes excerpts from an interview with Justino Díaz) ; synopsis of act 1 (Juntwait) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Tribute to Beverly Sills, part 1 (Mary Jo Heath discusses Sills' career ; includes excerpts from Edward Downes 1975 interview with Sills ; Margaret Juntwait and Ira Siff discuss Beverly Sills) ; synopsis of act 2 (Juntwait) ; Act 2 -- CD 3. Tribute to Beverly Sills, part 2 (Sills speaks about listening to Met broadcasts as a child ; Carol Burnett reminisces about Sills during a 2007 Lincoln Center tribute) ; synopsis of act 3 (Juntwait) ; Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Juntwait).

Call number

1. *LDC 46564

Note

1. Encore presentation of the Met broadcast of Apr. 19, 1975, presented as a tribute to Beverly Sills.
2. Compact discs.
3. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 19, 1975; rebroadcast with new intermission features on Feb. 9, 2008.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868.

Title

1. The siege of Corinth : radio broadcast, 2008-02-09 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Gioacchino Rossini ; libretto by Luigi Balocchi and Alexandre Soumet.

Imprint

1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2008]

Series

1. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
2. Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Feb. 9, 2008

Performer

1. Beverly Sills (Pamira) ; Justino Díaz (Maometto) ; Shirley Verrett (Neocle) ; Harry Theyard (Cleomene) ; Betsy Norden (Ismene) ; Richard T. Gill (Jero) ; Richard Best (Omar) ; Arthur Thompson (Adrasto) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Thomas Schippers, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 72, no. 8 (Feb. 2008).

Event

1. Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 19, 1975; rebroadcast with new intermission features on Feb. 9, 2008.

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Balocchi, Luigi, 1766-1832. Librettist
2. Soumet, Alexandre, 1786-1845. Librettist
3. Sills, Beverly. Performer
4. Sills, Beverly. Interviewee
5. Díaz, Justino. Performer. Interviewee
6. Verrett, Shirley. Performer
7. Theyard, Harry. Performer
8. Norden, Betsy. Performer
9. Gill, Richard T. (Richard Thomas), 1927-2010. Performer
10. Best, Richard, 1935- Performer
11. Thompson, Arthur, 1942-2004. Performer
12. Schippers, Thomas. Conductor
13. Juntwait, Margaret. Commentator
14. Siff, Ira. Commentator
15. Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- Commentator
16. Burnett, Carol. Commentator
17. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
18. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Donor NN-RHA

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 46564