Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929.
2. Godfrey Ben-David, Batyah.
3. Kraft, Jean.
4. Bybee, Ariel.
5. Bergquist, Eleanor.
6. Robinson, Gail, 1946-
7. Di Franco, Loretta.
8. Vinzing, Ute.
9. Meier, Johanna.
10. Ludwig, Christa.
11. Webber, Constance.
12. Green, Constance.
13. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
14. Fleck, William.
15. Estes, Simon.
16. Vernon, Richard, 1950-
17. Cassilly, Richard, 1927-
18. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
19. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
20. Blegen, Judith.
21. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
23. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 2 sound cassettes (146 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 15, 1984]

Uniform title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (M. Owen Lee) ; Synopsis of Elektra (Allen) -- side 2. Elektra through "Lasst mich allein mit ihr" -- side 3. "Ich habe keine guten Nächte" through "Der ist selig, der seine Tat zu tun" -- side 4. Elektra concluded ; Judith Blegen ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 457 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:35:52 (synopses and features) ; 1:50:00 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (3 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Batyah Godfrey, Jean Kraft, Ariel Bybee, Eleanor Bergquist, Gail Robinson (Five serving women) ; Loretta Di Franco (Overseer of the servants) ; Ute Vinzing (Elektra) ; Johanna Meier (Chrysothemis) ; Christa Ludwig (Klytämnestra) ; Constance Webber (The confidante) ; Constance Green (The trainbearer) ; Charles Anthony (A young servant) ; William Fleck (An old servant) ; Simon Estes (Orest) ; Richard Vernon (The guardian of Orest) ; Richard Cassilly (Aegisth) ; 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, Dec. 15, 1984.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (2 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 457 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in German.

Author

1. Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.

Title

1. Elektra : radio broadcast, 1984-12-15 [sound recording] : opera in one act / music by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.

Playing time

1. 003552 015000

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 15, 1984]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 15, 1984]

Cast

1. Batyah Godfrey, Jean Kraft, Ariel Bybee, Eleanor Bergquist, Gail Robinson (Five serving women) ; Loretta Di Franco (Overseer of the servants) ; Ute Vinzing (Elektra) ; Johanna Meier (Chrysothemis) ; Christa Ludwig (Klytämnestra) ; Constance Webber (The confidante) ; Constance Green (The trainbearer) ; Charles Anthony (A young servant) ; William Fleck (An old servant) ; Simon Estes (Orest) ; Richard Vernon (The guardian of Orest) ; Richard Cassilly (Aegisth) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 49, no. 6 (Dec. 8, 1984).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 15, 1984.

Original version

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

Reproduction

1. Service copy (2 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 457 (F)

Language

1. Sung in German.

Added author

1. Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929. Librettist
2. Godfrey Ben-David, Batyah. Performer
3. Kraft, Jean. Performer
4. Bybee, Ariel. Performer
5. Bergquist, Eleanor. Performer
6. Robinson, Gail, 1946- Performer
7. Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
8. Vinzing, Ute. Performer
9. Meier, Johanna. Performer
10. Ludwig, Christa. Performer
11. Webber, Constance. Performer
12. Green, Constance. Performer
13. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
14. Fleck, William. Performer
15. Estes, Simon. Performer
16. Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
17. Cassilly, Richard, 1927- Performer
18. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
19. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
20. Blegen, Judith. Commentator
21. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 457 (F) Production notes on file.