Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Schorr, Friedrich, 1888-1953.
2. Branzell, Karin, 1891-1974.
3. Manski, Dorothée.
4. Doe, Doris, 1899-1985.
5. Habich, Eduard.
6. Maison, René, 1895-1962.
7. Cordon, Norman.
8. List, Emanuel.
9. Huehn, Julius.
10. Clemens, Hans, 1890-1958.
11. Laufkoetter, Karl.
12. Andreva, Stella.
13. Petina, Irra, 1907-
14. Bodanzky, Artur, 1877-1939.
15. Goodrich, Wallace, 1871-1952.
16. Boissevain, Eugen, -1949.
17. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
18. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] April 3, 1937.

Uniform title

1. Ring des Nibelungen. Rheingold
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Ring des Nibelungen. Rheingold

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and description of Boston Opera House and music life of Boston (announcer) ; Wallace Goodrich, Music Director of the New England Conservatory of Music, discusses the history of opera in Boston, part 1 ; Opera, part 1 -- CD 2. Opera, part 2 -- CD 3. Opera, part 3 ; Closing remarks (announcer) -- CD 4. Intermission between scenes 2 and 3 (Wallace Goodrich discussion continued ; Eugene Boissevain, husband of Edna St. Vincent Millay, discusses the Salzburg and Bayreuth festivals, and the possibilities of motion pictures as background for staging the difficult scenes in Wagner's Ring) ; Synopsis of opera scenes 3 and 4 (announcer).

Call number

1. *LDC 32552

Note

1. Subtitle from house program.
2. Durations: 31:27 (Introduction, announcements, and intermission features) ; 2:17:19 (opera).
3. Compact discs.

Performer (note)

1. Friedrich Schorr (Wotan) ; Karin Branzell (Fricka) ; Dorothee Manski (Freia) ; Doris Doe (Erda) ; Eduard Habich (Alberich) ; René Maison (Loge) ; Norman Cordon (Fasolt) ; Emanuel List (Fafner) ; Julius Huehn (Donner) ; Hans Clemens (Froh) ; Karl Laufkötter (Mime) ; Stella Andreva (Woglinde) ; Irra Petina (Wellgunde) ; Doris Doe (Flosshilde) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Artur Bodanzky, conductor ; broadcast announcer not identified.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Boston Opera House, April 3, 1937.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in German.

Author

1. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Title

1. Das Rheingold [sound recording] : opera in four scene / music and libretto by Richard Wagner.

Imprint

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

Series

1. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] April 3, 1937.
2. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] April 3, 1937.

Cast

1. Friedrich Schorr (Wotan) ; Karin Branzell (Fricka) ; Dorothee Manski (Freia) ; Doris Doe (Erda) ; Eduard Habich (Alberich) ; René Maison (Loge) ; Norman Cordon (Fasolt) ; Emanuel List (Fafner) ; Julius Huehn (Donner) ; Hans Clemens (Froh) ; Karl Laufkötter (Mime) ; Stella Andreva (Woglinde) ; Irra Petina (Wellgunde) ; Doris Doe (Flosshilde) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Artur Bodanzky, conductor ; broadcast announcer not identified.

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Boston Opera House, April 3, 1937.

Language

1. Sung in German.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Schorr, Friedrich, 1888-1953. Performer
2. Branzell, Karin, 1891-1974. Performer
3. Manski, Dorothée. Performer
4. Doe, Doris, 1899-1985. Performer
5. Habich, Eduard. Performer
6. Maison, René, 1895-1962. Performer
7. Cordon, Norman. Performer
8. List, Emanuel. Performer
9. Huehn, Julius. Performer
10. Clemens, Hans, 1890-1958. Performer
11. Laufkoetter, Karl. Performer
12. Andreva, Stella. Performer
13. Petina, Irra, 1907- Performer
14. Bodanzky, Artur, 1877-1939. Conductor
15. Goodrich, Wallace, 1871-1952. Commentator
16. Boissevain, Eugen, -1949. Commentator
17. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 32552