Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Troyanos, Tatiana.
2. Cassilly, Richard, 1927-
3. Owen, David (Singer)
4. Macurdy, John.
5. Nagy, Robert, 1929-
6. Clark, Richard J.
7. Monk, Allan.
8. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
9. Courtney, James, 1946-
10. Zylis-Gara, Teresa.
11. Byars, Christopher.
12. Coleman, Charles.
13. Dobkin, Matthew.
14. McDonnell, Douglas.
15. Ruggiero, Victor.
16. Vas, Steven.
17. Watkins, Dana.
18. Weaver, Jonathan.
19. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
20. Allen, Peter, 1920-
21. Woitach, Richard.
22. Downes, Edward, 1911-
23. Jacobson, Robert M.
24. Livingstone, William.
25. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
26. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 4 sound cassettes (241 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 3, 1984]

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 (Richard Woitach) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Robert Jacobson, William Livingstone and Richard Woitach) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Overture ; Act 1 through "Dir töne Lob!" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Act 2 through "Gar viel und Schön" -- side 6. Act 2 concluded -- side 7. Act 3 through "du sie Frau Venus" -- side 8. Act 3 concluded ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 448 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:52:36 (synopses and features) ; 3:05:15 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Tatiana Troyanos (Venus) ; Richard Cassilly (Tannhäuser) ; Davis Owen (A young shepherd) ; John Macurdy (Hermann) ; Robert Nagy (Walther) ; Richard J. Clark (Biterolf) ; Allan Monk (Wolfram) ; Charles Anthony (Heinrich) ; James Courtney (Reinmar) ; Teresa Zylis-Gara (Elisabeth) ; Christopher Byars, Charles Coleman, Matthew Dobkins, Douglas McDonnell, Victor Ruggiero, Steven Vas, Dana Watkins, Jonathan Weaver (Pages) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 3, 1984.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 448 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in German.

Author

1. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Title

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

Playing time

1. 005236 30515

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 3, 1984]

Cast

1. Tatiana Troyanos (Venus) ; Richard Cassilly (Tannhäuser) ; Davis Owen (A young shepherd) ; John Macurdy (Hermann) ; Robert Nagy (Walther) ; Richard J. Clark (Biterolf) ; Allan Monk (Wolfram) ; Charles Anthony (Heinrich) ; James Courtney (Reinmar) ; Teresa Zylis-Gara (Elisabeth) ; Christopher Byars, Charles Coleman, Matthew Dobkins, Douglas McDonnell, Victor Ruggiero, Steven Vas, Dana Watkins, Jonathan Weaver (Pages) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Jan. 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. 48, no. 12 (Mar. 3, 1984).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 3, 1984.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 448 (F)

Language

1. Sung in German.

Added author

1. Troyanos, Tatiana. Performer
2. Cassilly, Richard, 1927- Performer
3. Owen, David (Singer) Performer
4. Macurdy, John. Performer
5. Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer
6. Clark, Richard J. Performer
7. Monk, Allan. Performer
8. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
9. Courtney, James, 1946- performer
10. Zylis-Gara, Teresa. Performer
11. Byars, Christopher. Performer
12. Coleman, Charles. Performer
13. Dobkin, Matthew. Performer
14. McDonnell, Douglas. Performer
15. Ruggiero, Victor. Performer
16. Vas, Steven. Performer
17. Watkins, Dana. Performer
18. Weaver, Jonathan. Performer
19. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
20. Allen, Peter, 1920- Performer
21. Woitach, Richard. Commentator
22. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
23. Jacobson, Robert M. Commentator
24. Livingstone, William. Commentator
25. 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 448 (F) (Production notes on file.)