Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962.
2. Thorborg, Kerstin, 1896-1970.
3. Melchior, Lauritz.
4. Huehn, Julius.
5. Hofmann, Ludwig, 1895-1963.
6. Gábor, Arnold, 1880-1950.
7. Laufkoetter, Karl.
8. Clemens, Hans, 1890-1958.
9. Wolfe, James, 1890-1966.
10. Bodanzky, Artur, 1877-1939.
11. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
12. Davenport, Marcia, 1903-
13. Pearson, Edmund Lester, 1880-1937.
14. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
15. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 5 sound discs (in 2 containers) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast ; [broadcast of] January 2, 1937.

Uniform title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction (Milton Cross) ; Synopsis of Act 1 (Marcia Davenport) ; Act 1, part 1 -- CD 2. Act 1, part 2 -- CD 3. Act 2 -- CD 4. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 5. 1st intermission (Edmund Pearson discusses philters, love potions and poisons) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Davenport) ; 2nd intermission feature (Marcia Davenport discusses Wagner, Tristan und Isolde, and Scandinavian singers) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Davenport).

Call number

1. *LDC 32557

Note

1. Subtitle from house program.
2. Durations: 45:55 (Introduction, synopses, and intermission features) ; 3:25:54 (opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. House program on file in Music Division.

Performer (note)

1. Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde) ; Kerstin Thorborg (Brangäne) ; Lauritz Melchior (Tristan) ; Julius Huehn (Kurwenal) ; Ludwig Hofmann (Marke) ; Arnold Gabor (Melot) ; Karl Luufkötter (Sailor's voice) ; Hans Clemens (Shepherd) ; James Wolfe (Steersman) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Artur Bodanzky, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 2, 1937; broadcast over the nationwide Blue Network of the broadcasting service of RCA, the National Broadcasting Corporation.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in German.

Author

1. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Title

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

Imprint

1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]

Series

1. Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast ; [broadcast of] January 2, 1937.
2. Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast ; [broadcast of] January 2, 1937.

Cast

1. Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde) ; Kerstin Thorborg (Brangäne) ; Lauritz Melchior (Tristan) ; Julius Huehn (Kurwenal) ; Ludwig Hofmann (Marke) ; Arnold Gabor (Melot) ; Karl Luufkötter (Sailor's voice) ; Hans Clemens (Shepherd) ; James Wolfe (Steersman) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Artur Bodanzky, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 2, 1937; broadcast over the nationwide Blue Network of the broadcasting service of RCA, the National Broadcasting Corporation.

Language

1. Sung in German.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962. Performer
2. Thorborg, Kerstin, 1896-1970. Performer
3. Melchior, Lauritz. Performer
4. Huehn, Julius. Performer
5. Hofmann, Ludwig, 1895-1963. Performer
6. Gábor, Arnold, 1880-1950. Performer
7. Laufkoetter, Karl. Performer
8. Clemens, Hans, 1890-1958. Performer
9. Wolfe, James, 1890-1966. Performer
10. Bodanzky, Artur, 1877-1939. Conductor
11. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
12. Davenport, Marcia, 1903- Commentator
13. Pearson, Edmund Lester, 1880-1937. Commentator
14. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 32557