| Description |
2 audio discs (119 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
015900 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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digital recording |
| Note |
Opera in 3 acts. |
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Libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's Merry wives of Windsor and King Henry IV. |
| Performer |
Herva Nelli, Teresa Stich-Randall, sopranos ; Cloe Elmo, Nan Merriman, mezzo-sopranos ; Antonio Madasi, Gabor Carelli, John Carmen Rossi, tenors ; Giuseppe Valdengo, Frank Guarrera, baritones ; Norman Scott, bass ; Robert Shaw Chorale ; NBC Symphony Orchestra ; Arturo Toscanini, conductor. |
| Note |
"Originally released in 1954." |
| Event |
Recorded in NBC Studio 8-H, Radio City, New York, 1 and 8 April 1950 (radio broadcasts). |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
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Analog recording. |
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Program notes by Harvey Sachs and synopsis in English, German, French and Italian and libretto with English translation (148 p.) inserted in container. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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| Subject |
Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) |
| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Drama.
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| Added Author |
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918.
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Nelli, Herva.
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Stich-Randall, Teresa, 1927-2007.
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Elmo, Cloe.
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Merriman, Nan.
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Madasi, Antonio.
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Carelli, Gabor.
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Rossi, John Carmen.
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Valdengo, Giuseppe, 1914-2007.
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Guarrera, Frank, 1923-2007.
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Scott, Norman, 1921-1968.
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Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Merry wives of Windsor.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
King Henry IV.
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Robert Shaw Chorale.
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NBC Symphony Orchestra.
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| Added Title |
Falstaff https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79130947
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| Standard No. |
743217237226 |
| Music No. |
74321 72372 2 RCA Red Seal |
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