Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929.
2. Gutman, John.
3. Herbert, Ralph.
4. Thebom, Blanche.
5. Steber, Eleanor.
6. Güden, Hilde.
7. London, George, 1920-1985.
8. Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969.
9. Carelli, Gabor.
10. Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
11. Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone)
12. Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
13. Votipka, Thelma.
14. Wilkes, Benjamin.
15. Farruggio, Matthew.
16. Marko, Paul.
17. Mayreder, Rudolf.
18. Kempe, Rudolf, 1910-1976.
19. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
20. Goldovsky, Boris.
21. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
22. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
23. Ducloux, Walter.
24. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
25. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 4 sound tape reels (214 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 26, 1955]

Uniform title

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

Alternative title

1. Arabella.

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 (Boris Goldovsky) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, Sigmund Spaeth, Walter Ducloux and John Gutman) -- side 2. Opera quiz concluded ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 through "The one who's right for me" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded ; Act 2 through "Our Vienna men!" -- side 5. Act 2 concluded ; Act 3 through "Through the fields and meadows" -- side 6. Act 3 concluded ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call number

1. *LT-10 6086

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:57:36 (synopses and features) ; 2:36:30 (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. Ralph Herbert (Count Waldner) ; Blanche Thebom (Adelaide) ; Eleanor Steber (Arabella) ; Hilde Gueden (Zdenka) ; George London (Mandryka) ; Brian Sullivan (Matteo) ; Gabor Carelli (Count Elemer) ; Clifford Harvuot (Count Domonik) ; Lawrence Davidson (Count Lamoral) ; Roberta Peters (Fiakermilli) ; Thelma Votipka (A fortune teller) ; Benjamin Wilkes (Welko) ; Matthew Farruggio (Djura) ; Paul Marko (Jankel) ; Rudolf Mayreder (A waiter) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Rudolf Kempe, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb, 26, 1955.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 420 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in English.

Author

1. Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.

Title

1. Arabella : radio broadcast, 1955-02-26 [sound recording] : a lyrical comedy in three acts / music by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ; English text by John Gutman.

Playing time

1. 005736 023630

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 26, 1955]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 26, 1955]

Cast

1. Ralph Herbert (Count Waldner) ; Blanche Thebom (Adelaide) ; Eleanor Steber (Arabella) ; Hilde Gueden (Zdenka) ; George London (Mandryka) ; Brian Sullivan (Matteo) ; Gabor Carelli (Count Elemer) ; Clifford Harvuot (Count Domonik) ; Lawrence Davidson (Count Lamoral) ; Roberta Peters (Fiakermilli) ; Thelma Votipka (A fortune teller) ; Benjamin Wilkes (Welko) ; Matthew Farruggio (Djura) ; Paul Marko (Jankel) ; Rudolf Mayreder (A waiter) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Rudolf Kempe, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 19, no. 16 (Feb. 21, 1955).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb, 26, 1955.

Original version

1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1990, from aluminum-based acetates (8 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 420 (F)

Language

1. Sung in English.

Added author

1. Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929. Librettist
2. Gutman, John. Translator
3. Herbert, Ralph. Performer
4. Thebom, Blanche. Performer
5. Steber, Eleanor. Performer
6. Güden, Hilde. Performer
7. London, George, 1920-1985. Performer
8. Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969. Performer
9. Carelli, Gabor. Performer
10. Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
11. Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone) Performer
12. Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Performer
13. Votipka, Thelma. Performer
14. Wilkes, Benjamin. Performer
15. Farruggio, Matthew. Performer
16. Marko, Paul. Performer
17. Mayreder, Rudolf. Performer
18. Kempe, Rudolf, 1910-1976. Conductor
19. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
20. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
21. Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
22. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
23. Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
24. Gutman, John. 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. *LT-10 6086 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 420 (F)
2. *LTCM 420 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 6086.