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Audio recording of Carmen (by Georges Bizet, translated by Ruth and Thomas Martin) performed by the Hartt Opera-Theater Guild, conducted by Moshe Paranov, directed by John J. Zei. Contents: Reel 1: Act I, Reel 2: Act II, Reel 3: Acts III and IV.

Audio recording of the Contemporary Organ Music Festival on June 10, 1975. Recording includes : MIRRORS - Piano and Pre-recorded Pianos, Elliott Schwartz, performed by Elliott Schwartz – Piano; THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE SONATA (A FABLE) - Violin and Piano, Elliott Schwartz, performed by Jane Hollister – Violin and Elliott Schwartz – Piano; THE ECHO OF TIME - Quartet, Tape and Projection, Israel Kopmar, performed by Henry Larsen - Clarinet and Saxophone, Roger Murtha – Trumpet, Carl Zuponcic – Cello, Eugene Bozzi – Percussion; MIKKA - Violin solo, lannis Xenakis, performed by Jane Hollister – Violin; GMEEOORH, lannis Xenakis, performed by Clyde Holloway – Organ and Neil Larson - Assistant Organist (written for the 1974 Hartt College Organ Festival and dedicated to Clyde Holloway).

Audio recording includes: Organ Prelude -- Prelude and Fuge in C Minor, composed by Bach, performed by I. Albert Russell [only the end of the piece was recorded]; Invocation, The Reverend John P. Webster; National Anthem, Marian Anderson; Welcome, Chancellor Vincent Coffin; Remarks, Moshe Paranov; Greetings, Alfred C. Fuller; Chorale -- Break Forth, O beauteous, heavenly Light, by Bach, performed by Chorus and Orchestra ; Address, Douglas Moore; Aria -- O don fatale, composed by Verdi, performed by Marian Anderson; Dedicatory Address and Litany, Rabbi Abraham J. Feldman; Finale -- from the opera Fidelio, composed by Beethoven, performed by Chorus and Orchestra; Benediction, Reverend Henry J. O'Brien; Organ Postlude -- Toccata in D Minor, Composed by Eberlin, performed by I. Albert Russell.

Audio recording of Donizetti's Don Pasquale performed by the Hartt Opera-Theater of the University of Hartford on April 26, 1961 at the Talcott School, Elmwood (West Hartford, Connecticut). Music by Gaetano Donizetti, English version by Phyllis Mead, libretto by Michele Accursi (Giacomo Ruffini), with Musical Director Moshe Paranov, Production Manager Irene Kahn, Chorus Director Louis Pellettieri and Stage Director Elemer Nagy. Cast includes: Benjamin Thomas (Don Pasquale), James Mitchell (Ernesto), Richard Christopher (Dr. Malatesta), Joan Glazier (Norina), Thomas Battista or David Goodine (A Notary), and ensemble of servants.