The barber of Seville

Item

Record ID
280
Identifier
13086
Genre
Work Title
The barber of Seville
Uniform Title
Barbiere di Siviglia
Program/Series Title
NBC Opera Theatre
Work Alternate Titles
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Text Author
Sterbini, Cesare, 1783-1851 (libretto)
Language
English
Translation
Polacheck, Charles ; Adler, Peter Herman
Production Year
1952
Transmission/Release Date
3/6/52
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
NBC
Conductor/Music Director
Grossman, Herbert
Orchestra
NBC Orchestra
Chorus/Choir
NBC Opera Choir
Soloists
Davis Cunningham (Almaviva) ; Virginia Haskins (Rosina) ; Ralph Herbert (Figaro) ; Emile Renan (Bartolo) ; Carlton Gauld (Basilio) ; Carole O'Hara ; Robert Gross ; Michael Pollock ; David Williams ; Roy Urhausen
TV/Film Director
Browning, Kirk, 1921
Sets
Kent, Carl
Costumes
Gillelan, Liz
Production Company
NBC
Producer
Chotzinoff, Samuel, 1889-1964
Technical Information
Live studio production
Other Information
Alternate program title: Opera Theatre - Scenes from Rossini's comic opera, The barber of Seville. In a 15 year run on NBC, the series was listed under three titles: NBC Opera Theatre, NBC Opera Company, and NBC Opera.
Duration
ca.60'
Company
NBC Opera Company
Adaptation
Polacheck, Charles ; Adler, Peter Herman
Archive
The Paley Center for Media (formerly Museum of Television & Radio)
Sourcemat
PRINTCAT

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