Brief excerpt (1 min) from Nozze de Figaro is followed by the end of the last act (2nd) of Don Giovanni. The parts of Donna Anna and Tosca Resnik sings as a soprano. The rest of the recording she sings as a mezzo-soprano. "Doll song," sung by Sommers, is recorded for and addressed to Resnik and is likely a spoof. Not on the container reads: "Unusual performance by Suzi Sommers incl. Hogh L above R, (Philad.)"
1 link: Don Giovanni: Act 2, conclusion / Mozart (16 min.) ; Tosca, act 2 / Puccini (25 min.) ; Highlights from Cavalleria rusticana, start / Mascagni (20 min.) -- 2nd link: Highlights from Cavalleria rusticana, conclusion / Mascagni (4 min.) ; 3 arias on RIAS broadcast (20 min.): Favorite: O mon Fernand / Donizetti ; Prophète: Ah! mon fils / Meyerbeer ; Cid: Pleurez, pleurez, mes yeux / Massenet ; Contes d'Hoffmann: Doll song / Offenbach (Sommers) ; Walküre: Fricka scene / Wagner.
Call number
*LT-7-A 2145
Note
Title comprised by cataloger; credits and other information from container, Metropolitan archives, and audition.
Streaming files transferred from original audio disc.
Access (note)
Access to original items restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the NYPL Research Libraries.
Performer (note)
In Don Giovanni: Ezio Pinza (Don Giovanni) ; Regina Resnik (Donna Anna) ; Charles Kullman (Don Ottavio) ; Polyna Stoska (Donna Elvira) ; Salvatore Baccaloni (Leporello) ; Nadine Conner (Zelina) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Masetto) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Max Rudolf, conductor.
Language (note)
Sung in Italian, French and German.
Linking entry (note)
Forms part of: Regina Resnik sound recordings materials.
Title
Opera excerpts with Regina Resnik.
Production
1947 -1961.
Country of producing entity
England.
Playing time
006144 004308
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
audio
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Cast
In Don Giovanni: Ezio Pinza (Don Giovanni) ; Regina Resnik (Donna Anna) ; Charles Kullman (Don Ottavio) ; Polyna Stoska (Donna Elvira) ; Salvatore Baccaloni (Leporello) ; Nadine Conner (Zelina) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Masetto) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Max Rudolf, conductor.
Performer
In Tosca: Regina Resnik, soprano ; Cesare Bardelli, baritone ; Jon Crain, tenor ; John Carmen Rossi, tenor ; Carlo Tomanelli, bass ; Giovanni Martinelli, host ; Giuseppe Bamboschek, artistic director.
In Cavalleria rusticana: Regina Resnik, soprano ; Jon Crain, tenor ; Richard Torigi, baritone ; Giovanni Martinelli, host ; Giuseppe Bamboschek, artistic director.
In RIAS broadcast: Regina Resnik, mezzo-soprano ; unidentified orchestra ; Everett Lee, conductor (RIAS broadcast).
In Walküre: Regina Resnik, unidentified male singer ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra.
Event
Don Giovanni broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House New York City 1947 December 6; Tosca broadcast on Opera Cameos program on DuMont Television Network March 7, 1954; Cavalleria rusticana broadcast on Opera Cameos program on DuMont Television Network March 31, 1954; Broadcast on RIAS radio in Berlin 1960s; Recorded in Bayreuth, Germany 1961.
Access
Access to original items restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the NYPL Research Libraries.
Language
Sung in Italian, French and German.
Linking entry
Forms part of: Regina Resnik sound recordings materials.