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Opera Broadcasts, 2005-2006
NLS Music Circulars
Reading Materials for Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts,
2005-2006
2005
Information
The performances of the Metropolitan Opera's annual season are broadcast on
radio. The broadcast information is
listed below. All times United States Eastern Time.
Email the NLS Music Section nlsm@loc.gov to request
items in this list.
At the end of each listing you will find NLS Music Section book ordering numbers
for libretti and other material about each opera being performed on that date,
if the NLS Music Section has supporting material. The braille music (prefix:
BRM) and large-print music (LPM) items are libretti. The cassette book music
(CBM) items are musically illustrated lectures and do not contain libretti.
In cases where more than one order number appears for braille or large print,
the libretto may be the language of the opera and English, the language of the
opera only, or English only. For lectures, the cassette items, one book may
be solely about that opera, another may be about the composer, another may be
about the composer with significant material about the opera being broadcast.
To request more information about listed books or a copy of material of interest
to you, contact the Music Section using this email link, nlsm@loc.gov,
or call the Music Section at 1-800-424-8567.
ChevronTexaco-Metropolitan Opera International Broadcasts
The web address for listings of radio stations that carry the live broadcasts,
is http://www.operainfo.org/stationfinder/.
The Metropolitan Opera Guild maintains a Web site with information about each
of the operas in the broadcast schedule. If the station finder link fails,
try the home page for the Metropolitan Opera at http://www.operainfo.org/.
2005
December 17, 1:30pm
Rigoletto
Synopsis
by Giuseppe Verdi
- BRM 26051
- Rigoletto. Libretto. Italian.
- BRM 24629
- Rigoletto. Libretto. English.
- LPM 450
- Rigoletto; opera in four acts
- CBM 1403
- Rigoletto; chat by Ann Thompson
- CBM 786
- Michael Barclay lectures on Rigoletto by Verdi
- CBM 1598
- Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi;
commentary by Alfred Glasser
December 24, 1:30pm
An American Tragedy
Synopsis
by Tobias Picker
-
- No special format materials available.
December 31, 1:00pm
Wozzeck
Synopsis
by Alban Berg
- CBM 787
- Michael Barclay lectures on Wozzeck by Berg
- CBM 1314
- Wozzeck, written and narrated by Terence McNally
- CBM 1605
- Wozzeck by Alban Berg; commentary by Alfred Glasser
2006
January 7, 1:30pm
L'Elisir d'Amore
Synopsis
by Gaetano Donizetti
- CBM 792
- Michael Barclay lectures on L'Elisir d'Amore by Donizetti.
- CBM 1590
- The elixir of love by Gaetano Donizetti ; commentary
by Alfred Glasser.
- CBM 1709
- The Elixir of love; chat by Ann Thompson.
January 14, 1:30pm
A Mozart Celebration
-
- Billed as an archive presentation, no special format materials are
available
January 21, 1:00pm
Die Zauberflöte
Synopsis
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- BRM 24017
- The Magic Flute from Mozart's librettos, translated
into English by Robert Pack and Marjorie Lelash.
- BRM 25926
- The Magic Flute, Die Zauberflöte,
by Wlofgang Amadeus Mozart; libretto in German.
- LPM 435
- The Magic Flute, by W.A. Mozart, libretto by Emanuel Schickaneder;
English version by Ruth and Thomas Martin; libretto in English and German.
- CBM 772
- Michael Barclay lectures on Die Zauberflöte by
Mozart, with musical illustrations.
- CBM 1396
- Die Zauberflöte, chat by Ann Thompson; this presentation
points out the Masonic symbolism in Mozart's opera.
- CBM 2437
- The Magic Flute, Part III - lectures delivered by Robert Greenberg.
January 28, 1:30pm
Così van tutte
Synopsis
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- BRM 24149
- Così fan tutte. Libretto. English. Translated by Robert Pack and
Marjorie Lelash. 67 pages of handcopied braille.
- BRM 30063
- Così fan tutte. Libretto in braille. 3 volumes.
- LPM 574
- Così fan tutte. Italian libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte,
with parallel English translation, and
commentaries, by Marmaduke E. Browne.
- CBM 1690
- Michael Barclay lectures on Così fan tutte by W.A. Mozart.
- CBM 1587
- Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart;
commentary by Alfred Glasser.
- CBM 1297
- Così fan tutte; chat by Ann Thompson.
February 4, 1:30pm
Cyrano de Bergerac
Synopsis
by Franco Alfano
-
- There are no special format materials for this opera.
February 11, 1:30pm
La Traviata
Synopsis
by Giuseppe Verdi
- BRM 24721
- La traviata: a grand opera in four acts after
La dame aux cammelias by Alexander Dumas, fils;
music by Giuseppe Verdi ; book by F. M. Piave.
Libretto. English.
- BRM 26392
- La traviata; by Giuseppe Verdi. Libretto.
English & Italian.
- LPM 451
- La traviata; Giuseppe Verdi; libretto by Francesco Maria
Piave; new English version by Joseph Machlis.
- CBM 770
- Michael Barclay lectures on La Traviata by Verdi.
- CBM 1313
- La Traviata; by Verdi; written and narrated by
Peter Allen.
- CBM 1429
- La Traviata; chat by Ann Thompson.
- CBM 1602
- La Traviata; by Giuseppe Verdi; commentary by Alfred Glasser.
February 18, 1:30pm
Aïda
Synopsis
by Giuseppe Verdi
- BRM 24900
- Aïda: opera in four acts, by Giuseppe Verdi.
- BRM 26379
- Aïda: opera in four acts, music by Giuseppe Verdi;
libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni; English translation by W. Ducloux.
- LPM 445
- Aïda: opera in four acts, music by Giuseppe Verdi;
libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni; English translation by W. Ducloux.
- CBM 1295
- Aïda: opera in four acts, chat by Ann Thompson.
- CBM 1439
- Aïda by Verdi, narrated by Bridget Paolucci.
- CBM 1581
- Aïda by Verdi, commentary by Alfred Glasser
- CBM 1689
- Michael Barclay lectures on Aïda by Giuseppe Verdi.
February 25, 1:30pm
Samson et Dalila
Synopsis
by Camille Saint-Saëns
- BRM 24018
- Samson et Dalila; opera in three acts; text by
Ferdinand Lemaire; music by Camille Saint-Saëns; English version
by Frederic Lyster.
- CBM 170
- Samson et Dalila; part 1, with introduction
and synopsis by Marcia Davenport; sung in French.
- CBM 171
- Samson et Dalila; part 2, with introduction
and synopsis by Marcia Davenport; sung in French.
- CBM 172
- Samson et Dalila; part 3, with introduction
and synopsis by Marcia Davenport; sung in French.
- CBM 1391
- Samson et Dalila, chat by Ann Thompson.
- CBM 1346
- Michael Barclay lectures on Samson et Dalila.
- CBM 1576
- Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns;
commentary by Alfred Glasser.
March 4, 1:30pm
Roméo et Juliette
Synopsis
by Charles Gounod
- BRM 28960
- Romeo and Juliet; opera in
five acts; music by Charles Gounod; libretto by J. Barbier
and M. Carré; English version by George and Phyllis Mead.
- LPM 651
- Romeo and Juliet; opera in
five acts; music by Charles Gounod; libretto by J. Barbier
and M. Carré; English version by George and Phyllis Mead.
- CBM 1384
- Michael Barclay lectures on Roméo et Juliette
- CBM 1553
- Romeo and Juliet; chat by Ann Thompson
March 11, 1:30pm
La Forza del Destino
Synopsis
by Giuseppe Verdi
- BRM 26383
- La forza del destino by Giuseppe
Verdi; libretto by F. M. Piave.
- BRM 25086
- La forza del destino by Giuseppe
Verdi; libretto by F. M. Piave.
- CBM 1332
- Michael Barclay lectures on La Forza del Destino
by Verdi.
March 18, 1:30pm
Mazeppa
Synopsis
by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
-
- There are no special format materials for this opera.
March 25, 1:30pm
Luisa Miller
Synopsis
by Giuseppe Verdi
- BRM 25735
- Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi; libretto by Salvatore
Cammarno based on Schiller's play Kabale und Liebe;
English version by William Weaver.
April 1, 1:30pm
Fidelio
Synopsis
by Ludwig van Beethoven
- BRM 28944
- Fidelio, libretto in German by Sonnleithner and
Treitschke, with English translation by Tom Hammond and
Rodney Blumer, and commentary.
- LPM 646
- Fidelio, libretto in German by Sonnleithner and
Treitschke, with English translation by Tom Hammond and
Rodney Blumer, and commentary.
- CBM 784
- Michael Barclay lectures on Fidelio by Beethoven.
April 8, 1:30pm
Manon
Synopsis
by Jules Massenet
- BRM 26386
- Manon, opera in five acts; by
Jules Massenet; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe
Gille ; after the novel by Abbé Prévost ; English
translation by George and Phyllis Mead.
- LPM 432
- Manon, opera in five acts; by
Jules Massenet; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe
Gille ; after the novel by Abbé Prévost ; English
translation by George and Phyllis Mead.
- CBM 1416
- Michael Barclay lectures on Manon by Massenet.
- CBM 1296
- Manon, chat by Ann Thompson.
April 15, 12:00pm
Don Pasquale
Synopsis
by Gaetano Donizetti
- BRM 26382
- Don Pasquale, by Gaetano Donizetti;
English translation by Willaim Fense Weaver
- CBM 1361
- Michael Barclay lectures on Don Pasquale
- CBM 1710
- Don Pasquale; chat by Ann Thompson
- CBM 1588
- Don Pasquale; commentary by Alfred Glasser.
April 22, 1:30pm
Le Nozze di Figaro
Synopsis
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- BRM 24758
- The Marriage of Figaro from Mozart's librettos; Mozart; translated
by Robert Pack and Majorie Lelash.
- LPM 459
- Le Nozze di Figaro: opera in four acts;
music by W.A. Mozart; libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, Enlish version by
Ruth and Thomas Martin.
- CBM 766
- Michael Barclay lectures on Le Nozze di Figaro
by Mozart.
- CBM 1393
- Le Nozze di Figaro chat by Ann Thompson.
April 29, 1:30pm
Lohengrin
Synopsis
by Richard Wagner
- LPM 455
- Lohengrin, opera in three
acts, by Richard Wagner; English version by Stewart Robb.
- CBM 1426
- Lohengrin chat by Ann Thompson.
- CBM 763
- Michael Barclay lectures on Lohengrin by Richard Wagner.
May 6, 12:30pm
Rodelinda
Synopsis
by George Frideric Handel
-
- NLS Music Section has no libretto or other items in special format for this
opera.
Posted on 2006-05-30
Posted on 2006-05-30