Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Kónya, Sándor, 1923-2002.
2. Crespin, Régine.
3. Hines, Jerome, 1921-
4. Meredith, Morley.
5. Cassel, Walter.
6. Díaz, Justino.
7. Baldani, Ruža, 1937-
8. Nagy, Robert, 1929-
9. Goodloe, Robert.
10. Pracht, Mary Ellen.
11. Love, Shirley.
12. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
13. Marek, Dan.
14. Krall, Heidi.
15. Clements, Joy.
16. Sukis, Lilian.
17. Di Franco, Loretta.
18. Baldwin, Marcia.
19. Casei, Nedda, 1935-2020.
20. Prêtre, Georges.
21. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
22. Downes, Edward, 1911-
23. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
24. Busch, Hans, 1914-
25. Mohr, Richard.
26. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
27. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 4 sound cassettes (298 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-04-02 (Apr. 2, 1966)]

Uniform title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Edward Downes discusses leitmotifs in Parsifal ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Downes, Mary Ellis Peltz, Hans Busch and Richard Mohr) ; Synopsis of act 3 -- side 3. Act 1, scene 1 (to "Unerhörtes Werk!") -- side 4. Act 1, scene 1 (conclusion) ; Act 1, scene 2 (to "Dir gesunde!") -- side 5. Act 1, scene 2 (conclusion) ; Act 2, scene 1 -- side 6. Act 2, scene 2 -- side 7. Act 3, scene 1 (to "Nicht so!") -- side 8. Act 3 (conclusion) ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call number

1. *LTCM 243 (F)

Note

1. Sung in German.
2. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
3. Durations: 0:54:50 (synopses and features) ; 4:03:00 (opera).
4. With production notes and official cast list (7 p.)

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 2, 1966.

Author

1. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Composer

Title

1. Parsifal [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Richard Wagner.

Playing time

1. 005450 040300

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-04-02 (Apr. 2, 1966)]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1966-04-02 (Apr. 2, 1966)]

Performer

1. Sándor Kónya (Parsifal) ; Régine Crespin (Kundry) ; Jerome Hines (Gurnemanz) ; Morley Meredith (Klingsor) ; Walter Cassel (Amfortas) ; Justino Díaz (Titurel) ; Ruza Pospinov (Vioce) ; Robert Nagy (First Knight) ; Robert Goodloe (Second Knight) ; Mary Ellen Pracht (First Esquire) ; Sirley Love (Second Knight) ; Charles Anthony (Third Esquire) ; Dan Marek (Fourth Esquire) ; Heidi Krall, Joy Clements, Lilian Sukis, Loretta Di Franco, Marcia Baldwin, Nedda Casei (Flower Maidens) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Georges Prêtre, conductor ; Milton Cross, program host.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1986, from masters lent by the Metropolitan Opera (5 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.)

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 30, no. 22 (Apr. 2, 1966).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 2, 1966.

Added author

1. Kónya, Sándor, 1923-2002. Performer
2. Crespin, Régine. Performer
3. Hines, Jerome, 1921- Performer
4. Meredith, Morley. Performer
5. Cassel, Walter. Performer
6. Díaz, Justino. Performer
7. Baldani, Ruža, 1937- Performer
8. Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer
9. Goodloe, Robert. Performer
10. Pracht, Mary Ellen. Performer
11. Love, Shirley. Performer
12. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
13. Marek, Dan. Performer
14. Krall, Heidi. Performer
15. Clements, Joy. Performer
16. Sukis, Lilian. Performer
17. Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
18. Baldwin, Marcia. Performer
19. Casei, Nedda, 1935-2020. Performer
20. Prêtre, Georges. Conductor
21. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Performer
22. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
23. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
24. Busch, Hans, 1914- Commentator
25. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
26. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 243 (F) (Production notes in listening room.)