This a fantastic addition - really important as it has not circulated among collectors at all. I second the comments below about the 1949 broadcast, even if incomplete, as it will be much better than the fairly horrible copy that is around. The Carmen tapes you mentioned would also be a great find, the 4 Feb 1950 broadcast has not circulated, and the 5 Mar 1949 one is not good sounding. Thank you so much for all the effort you are doing to preserve this collection.
Thank you and congratulations for an exceptional effort in restoring this terrific performance! I'm a huge admirer of Leonard Warren and is this was one of only two of his Met broadcasts I've not heard before. The sound engineering and restoration work are superb. Including Milton Cross' announcements was a nice touch as well. I started listening to the Met's broadcasts in 1972 when he was still the voice of opera on the radio. Do you have any plans to work on the 1949 broadcast? It's available on You Tube and through some online stores with most of the same cast but the sound quality is not nearly as good as what you've been able to produce. Thanks again and best wishes from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Thank you so much for listening/watching! Opera isn't as popular on my channel so I'm thrilled when it finds an audience. My collection of 1949 reels is incomplete - so I haven't put up a video yet. Would you be interested in an incomplete performance? If say it was missing an entire act? The good news is that even though it's incomplete, it sounds as good as the 1950 performance and much better than what is currently on youtube.
@@MarchantTapeArchive Yes indeed, it would be wonderful to hear the performance in better sound that what's been online for many years where all of the snaps, crackles and pops make it sound like someone was enjoying a bowl of Rice Krispies while they were recording it! Out of interest as there are likely just as many old Met broadcasts that are missing/incomplete as there are episodes of Doctor Who, where did you come across the original reels and which of the acts of the 1949 are missing? Looking forward to the rest of the broadcast whenever your time/schedule allows.
I will see what I can do to put together the 1949 performance. Check out my channel description - these tapes are from an early 3M employee who was there at the invention of magnetic audio tape and personally and professionally recorded anything and everything. The Met Opera performances as I mention in the description of the video were recorded off the radio, likely at the actual local radio station rather than "over the air" because the quality is too high.
@@MarchantTapeArchive That's tremendous that they took the opportunity to record the performances and other materials that they did. I wonder if they realized what a service they would be providing for future generations.
Mr. Reynolds died in 1971 and likely had a sense of their value, but it was really his daughter Susan who held on to the tapes for the next 50 years moving from Minnesota to Michigan to California - she knew they were special but didn't know exactly what to do with them. Luckily a chance conversation with her before she passed away earlier this year resulted in me being the caretaker and creating this youtube channel. She knew someone would value this material. With 373 subscribers and only a few hundred views per video I feel like WAY more people would be interested - I just haven't been able to reach them yet.
Exceptional document!
This a fantastic addition - really important as it has not circulated among collectors at all. I second the comments below about the 1949 broadcast, even if incomplete, as it will be much better than the fairly horrible copy that is around. The Carmen tapes you mentioned would also be a great find, the 4 Feb 1950 broadcast has not circulated, and the 5 Mar 1949 one is not good sounding. Thank you so much for all the effort you are doing to preserve this collection.
I’ll start to work on 1949 soon. When it’s across multiple reels it’s a pretty good amount of work to piece together coherently.
Wonderful job ! Thanks for all the dedication and job you do to publish in the most acurate way these historic documents.
Thank you and congratulations for an exceptional effort in restoring this terrific performance! I'm a huge admirer of Leonard Warren and is this was one of only two of his Met broadcasts I've not heard before. The sound engineering and restoration work are superb. Including Milton Cross' announcements was a nice touch as well. I started listening to the Met's broadcasts in 1972 when he was still the voice of opera on the radio. Do you have any plans to work on the 1949 broadcast? It's available on You Tube and through some online stores with most of the same cast but the sound quality is not nearly as good as what you've been able to produce. Thanks again and best wishes from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Thank you so much for listening/watching! Opera isn't as popular on my channel so I'm thrilled when it finds an audience. My collection of 1949 reels is incomplete - so I haven't put up a video yet. Would you be interested in an incomplete performance? If say it was missing an entire act? The good news is that even though it's incomplete, it sounds as good as the 1950 performance and much better than what is currently on youtube.
@@MarchantTapeArchive Yes indeed, it would be wonderful to hear the performance in better sound that what's been online for many years where all of the snaps, crackles and pops make it sound like someone was enjoying a bowl of Rice Krispies while they were recording it! Out of interest as there are likely just as many old Met broadcasts that are missing/incomplete as there are episodes of Doctor Who, where did you come across the original reels and which of the acts of the 1949 are missing? Looking forward to the rest of the broadcast whenever your time/schedule allows.
I will see what I can do to put together the 1949 performance. Check out my channel description - these tapes are from an early 3M employee who was there at the invention of magnetic audio tape and personally and professionally recorded anything and everything. The Met Opera performances as I mention in the description of the video were recorded off the radio, likely at the actual local radio station rather than "over the air" because the quality is too high.
@@MarchantTapeArchive That's tremendous that they took the opportunity to record the performances and other materials that they did. I wonder if they realized what a service they would be providing for future generations.
Mr. Reynolds died in 1971 and likely had a sense of their value, but it was really his daughter Susan who held on to the tapes for the next 50 years moving from Minnesota to Michigan to California - she knew they were special but didn't know exactly what to do with them. Luckily a chance conversation with her before she passed away earlier this year resulted in me being the caretaker and creating this youtube channel. She knew someone would value this material. With 373 subscribers and only a few hundred views per video I feel like WAY more people would be interested - I just haven't been able to reach them yet.