Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Moll, Kurt, 1938-
2. Best, Michael.
3. Kesling, Diane.
4. Vernon, Richard, 1950-
5. Dubinbaum, Gail.
6. Rysanek, Leonie.
7. Estes, Simon.
8. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
9. Booth, Thomas.
10. Vickers, Jon.
11. Robbins, Julien.
12. Godfrey Ben-David, Batyah.
13. Robinson, Gail, 1946-
14. Wohlafka, Louise.
15. Bergquist, Eleanor.
16. Norden, Betsy.
17. Di Franco, Loretta.
18. Jones, Isola.
19. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
20. Allen, Peter, 1920-
21. Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013.
22. Mohr, Richard.
23. Downes, Edward, 1911-
24. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
25. Pfeiffer, John, 1920-
26. Purdy, Christopher.
27. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
28. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 4 sound cassettes (321 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 20, 1985]

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 Mohr and James Levine) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with M. Owen Lee, John Pfeiffer and Christopher Purdy) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) -- side 2. Prelude ; Act 1 through "Oh, wunden-wundervoller heiliger Speer!" -- side 3. "Drum bleib es dem nach dem ihr fragt" through "Den Vaterlosen gebor die Mutter" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Act 2 through "Ich sah das Kind" -- side 6. Act 2 concluded -- side 7. Act 3 through "Der irrniss und der Leiden Pfade" -- side 8. Act 3 concluded ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 475 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:47:16 (synopses and features) ; 4:33:50 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Kurt Moll (Gurnemanz) ; Michael Best (First Knight of the Grail) ; Diane Kesling (First Esquire) ; Richard Vernon (Second Knight of the Grail) ; Gail Dubinbaum (Second Esquire) ; Leonie Rysanek (Kundry) ; Simon Estes (Amfortas) ; Charles Anthony (Third Esquire) ; Thomas Booth (Fourth Esquire) ; Jon Vickers (Parsifal) ; Julien Robbins (Titurel) ; Batyah Godfrey (A Voice) ; Franz Mazura (Klingsor) ; Gail Robinson, Louise Wohlafka, Eleanor Bergquist, Betsy Norden, Loretta Di Franco and Isola Jones (Flower Maidens) ; 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, Apr. 20, 1985.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 475 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in German.

Author

1. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Title

1. Parsifal [sound recording] : stage-consecrating festival play in three acts / music and libretto by Richard Wagner.

Playing time

1. 004716 043350

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 20, 1985]

Cast

1. Kurt Moll (Gurnemanz) ; Michael Best (First Knight of the Grail) ; Diane Kesling (First Esquire) ; Richard Vernon (Second Knight of the Grail) ; Gail Dubinbaum (Second Esquire) ; Leonie Rysanek (Kundry) ; Simon Estes (Amfortas) ; Charles Anthony (Third Esquire) ; Thomas Booth (Fourth Esquire) ; Jon Vickers (Parsifal) ; Julien Robbins (Titurel) ; Batyah Godfrey (A Voice) ; Franz Mazura (Klingsor) ; Gail Robinson, Louise Wohlafka, Eleanor Bergquist, Betsy Norden, Loretta Di Franco and Isola Jones (Flower Maidens) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

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

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 49, no. 15 (Apr. 13, 1985).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 20, 1985.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 475 (F)

Language

1. Sung in German.

Added author

1. Moll, Kurt, 1938- Performer
2. Best, Michael. Performer
3. Kesling, Diane. Performer
4. Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
5. Dubinbaum, Gail. Performer
6. Rysanek, Leonie. Performer
7. Estes, Simon. Performer
8. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
9. Booth, Thomas. Performer
10. Vickers, Jon. Performer
11. Robbins, Julien. Performer
12. Godfrey Ben-David, Batyah. Performer
13. Robinson, Gail, 1946- Performer
14. Wohlafka, Louise. Performer
15. Bergquist, Eleanor. Performer
16. Norden, Betsy. Performer
17. Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
18. Jones, Isola. Performer
19. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
20. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
21. Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013. Commentator
22. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
23. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
24. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
25. Pfeiffer, John, 1920- Commentator
26. Purdy, Christopher. Commentator
27. 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 475 (F) (Production notes in listening room.)