Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
2. Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
3. Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
4. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
5. Vaness, Carol.
6. Held, Alan, 1959-
7. Mentzer, Susanne.
8. Laciura, Anthony.
9. Murray, John Horton.
10. Berberian, Ara.
11. Kelly, Sondra.
12. Josephson, Kim.
13. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
15. Jellinek, George, 1919-
16. Downes, Edward, 1911-
17. Franzen, Don.
18. Wrong, Henry.
19. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
20. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 4 sound discs (225 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 13, 1993]

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. CD 1. Prologue ; Act I -- CD 2. Act II -- CD 3. Act III ; Closing remarks (Peter Allen) -- CD 4. Introduction and synopsis of act I (Allen) ; Opera news on the air (George Jellinek) ; Synopsis of act II (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Don Franzen, George Jellinek and Henry Wrong) ; Synopsis of act III and epilogue (Allen).

Call number

1. *LT-10-A 1578

Note

1. Compact discs.
2. House program available in Music Division.
3. Durations: 0:56:18 (synopses and features) ; 2:48:29 (opera).
4. 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

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 13, 1993.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 716 (F).

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in French.

Author

1. Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.

Title

1. Les contes d'Hoffmann : radio broadcast, 1993-02-13 [sound recording] : opera in three acts, a prologue and an epilogue / music by Jacques Offenbach ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carrʹe, based on the stories of E.T.A. Hoffmann.

Playing time

1. 005618 024829

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 13, 1993]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 13, 1993]

Performer

1. Plʹacido Domingo (Hoffmann) ; Carol Vaness (Olympia, Antonia, Giulietta, Stella) ; Alan Held (Lindorf, Coppélius, Dr. Miracle, Dappertutto) ; Susanne Mentzer (The Muse of Poetry, Nicklausse) ; Anthony Laciura (Andrès, Cochenille, Frantz, Pitichinaccio) ; John Horton Murray (Nathanaël, Spalanzani) ; Ara Berberian (Luther, Crespel) ; Sondra Kelly (Antonia's Mother) ; Kim Josephson (Hermann, Schlémil) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 57, no. 11 (Feb. 13, 1993).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 13, 1993.

Original version

1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Sept. 1993, from borrowed masters (3 tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Reproduction

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 716 (F).

Language

1. Sung in French.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. Librettist
2. Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist
3. Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
4. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
5. Vaness, Carol. Performer
6. Held, Alan, 1959- Performer
7. Mentzer, Susanne. Performer
8. Laciura, Anthony. Performer
9. Murray, John Horton. Performer
10. Berberian, Ara. Performer
11. Kelly, Sondra. Performer
12. Josephson, Kim. Performer
13. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
15. Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator
16. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
17. Franzen, Don. Commentator
18. Wrong, Henry. Commentator
19. 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. *LT-10-A 1578 Preservation tape. Use service copy in *LDC 31793.
2. *LTCM 716 (F) Cassette copy. (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 31793.
3. *LDC 31793 Service copy.