Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Lakes, Gary.
2. Norman, Jessye.
3. Moll, Kurt, 1938-
4. Morris, James, 1947-
5. Behrens, Hildegard.
6. Ludwig, Christa.
7. Sellers, Pyramid.
8. Ikonomou, Katerina.
9. Castle, Joyce.
10. Kelly, Sondra.
11. Thigpen, Martha.
12. Kesling, Diane.
13. Hillhouse, Wendy.
14. Bower, Jacalyn.
15. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
16. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
17. Vaness, Carol.
18. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
19. Downes, Edward, 1911-
20. Jenkins, Speight.
21. Weaver, William, 1923-2013
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
23. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 6 sound discs (308 min.) : digital ; stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 8, 1989]

Uniform title

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

Alternative title

1. Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act I -- CD 2. Act II, part 1 -- CD 3. Act II, part 2 -- CD 4. Act III, part 1 -- CD 5. Act III, part 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 6. Opera news on the air (M. Owen Lee) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Speight Jenkins, William Weaver and M. Owen Lee) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 553 (F)

Note

1. Sung in German.
2. Durations: 1:01:37 (synopses and features) ; 4:06:37 (opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (filed under classmark : *LTCM 553 (F)).
5. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 8, 1989.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 553 (F)

Author

1. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Title

1. Die Walküre [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music and libretto by Richard Wagner.

Playing time

1. 010137 040637

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 8, 1989]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 8, 1989]

Performer

1. Gary Lakes (Siegfried) ; Jessye Norman (Sieglinde) ; Kurt Moll (Hunding) ; James Morris (Wotan) ; Hildegard Behrens (Brünnhilde) ; Christa Ludwig (Fricka) ; Pyramid Sellers (Gerhilde) ; Katarina Ikonomu (Helwige) ; Joyce Castle (Waltraute) ; Sondra Kelly (Schwertleite) ; Martha Thigpen (Ortlinde) ; Diane Kesling (Siegrune) ; Wendy Hillhouse (Grimgerde) ; Jacalyn Bower (Rossweisse) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 53, no. 14 (Apr. 1, 1989).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 8, 1989.

Original version

1. Tapes re-recorded at NYPL in Dec. 1991, from borrowed masters (5 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Reproduction

1. Cassette copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 553 (F)

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Lakes, Gary. Performer
2. Norman, Jessye. Performer
3. Moll, Kurt, 1938- Performer
4. Morris, James, 1947- Performer
5. Behrens, Hildegard. Performer
6. Ludwig, Christa. Performer
7. Sellers, Pyramid. Performer
8. Ikonomou, Katerina. Performer
9. Castle, Joyce. Performer
10. Kelly, Sondra. Performer
11. Thigpen, Martha. Performer
12. Kesling, Diane. Performer
13. Hillhouse, Wendy. Performer
14. Bower, Jacalyn. Performer
15. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
16. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
17. Vaness, Carol. Commentator
18. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
19. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
20. Jenkins, Speight. Commentator
21. Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

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

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 553 (F) Cassette copy (Production notes in listening room). Use service copy in *LDC 31948.
2. *LDC 31948 Service copy.