Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Haffner, C. (Carl), 1804-1874.
2. Genée, Richard, 1823-1895.
3. Schenk, Hans-Otto.
4. Prawy, Marcel, 1911-2003.
5. Rendall, David.
6. Blegen, Judith.
7. Te Kanawa, Kiri.
8. Hagegård, Håkan.
9. Laciura, Anthony.
10. Devlin, Michael, 1942-
11. Mazura, Franz.
12. Brasser, Victoria.
13. Troyanos, Tatiana.
14. Roussimoff, Ari.
15. Tate, Jeffrey.
16. Allen, Peter, 1920-
17. Milnes, Sherrill.
18. Goldovsky, Boris.
19. Downes, Edward, 1911-
20. Livingstone, William.
21. Plotkin, Fred.
22. Reuben, David.
23. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
24. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (208 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 27, 1986]

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 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with William Livingstone, Fred Plotkin and David Reuben) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Overture ; Act 1 through "Glücklich ist, wer vergisst" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded ; Act 2 through "Klänge der Heimat" -- side 5. Act 2 concluded ; Act 3 through "Melodrama" -- side 6. Act 3 concluded ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 499 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:52:44 (synopses and features) ; 2:35:47 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. David Rendall (Alfred) ; Judith Blegen (Adele) ; Kiri Te Kanawa (Rosalinde) ; Håkan Hagegård (Gabriel von Eisenstein) ; Anthony Laciura (Dr. Blind) ; Michael Devlin (Dr. Falke) ; Franz Mazura (Frank) ; Victoria Brasser (Ida) ; Tatiana Troyanos (Prince Orlofsky) ; Ari Roussimoff (Ivan) ; Otto Schenk (Frosch) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Jeffrey Tate, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 27, 1986.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 499 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in German.

Author

1. Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.

Title

1. Fledermaus [sound recording] : operetta in three acts / music by Johann Strauss ; libretto by Carl Haffner and Richard Gennée, original dialogue adaptation by Otto Schenk, English translation by Marcel Prawy.

Playing time

1. 005244 023547

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 27, 1986]

Cast

1. David Rendall (Alfred) ; Judith Blegen (Adele) ; Kiri Te Kanawa (Rosalinde) ; Håkan Hagegård (Gabriel von Eisenstein) ; Anthony Laciura (Dr. Blind) ; Michael Devlin (Dr. Falke) ; Franz Mazura (Frank) ; Victoria Brasser (Ida) ; Tatiana Troyanos (Prince Orlofsky) ; Ari Roussimoff (Ivan) ; Otto Schenk (Frosch) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Jeffrey Tate, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in July 1991, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 51, no. 7 (Dec. 20, 1986).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 27, 1986.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 499 (F)

Language

1. Sung in German.

Added author

1. Haffner, C. (Carl), 1804-1874. Librettist
2. Genée, Richard, 1823-1895. Librettist
3. Schenk, Hans-Otto. Translator
4. Prawy, Marcel, 1911-2003. Translator
5. Rendall, David. Performer
6. Blegen, Judith. Performer
7. Te Kanawa, Kiri. Performer
8. Hagegård, Håkan. Performer
9. Laciura, Anthony. Performer
10. Devlin, Michael, 1942- Performer
11. Mazura, Franz. Performer
12. Brasser, Victoria. Performer
13. Troyanos, Tatiana. Performer
14. Roussimoff, Ari. Performer
15. Tate, Jeffrey. Conductor
16. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
17. Milnes, Sherrill. Conductor
18. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
19. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
20. Livingstone, William. Commentator
21. Plotkin, Fred. Commentator
22. Reuben, David. Commentator
23. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

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 499 (F) (Production notes in listening room).