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Wozzeck opera in three acts

Title
Wozzeck [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Alban Berg ; from the drama by Georg Buechner ; English text by Vida Harford and Eric Blackall.
Author
Berg, Alban, 1885-1935.

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Additional Authors
  • Büchner, Georg, 1813-1837.
  • Uhde, Hermann, 1914-1965.
  • Steber, Eleanor
  • Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
  • Dönch, Karl
  • Baum, Kurt
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Roggero, Margaret
  • Flagello, Ezio
  • Marsh, Calvin
  • De Paolis, Alessio
  • Playten, Alice
  • Ringland, Earl
  • Kuestner, Charles
  • Böhm, Karl, 1894-1981.
  • Goldovsky, Boris
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Harrison, Jay
  • De Schauensee, Max
  • Cleva, Fausto
  • Herman, Robert
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
3 sound discs (161 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1959-03-14 (Mar. 14, 1959)]
Uniform Title
  • Wozzeck. English
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Wozzeck.
Subjects
Note
  • Sung in English.
  • Durations: 1:29:20 (synopses and features) ; 2:49:24 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 108 (F).
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 14, 1959.
Reproduction (note)
  • Cassette copy (2 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 108 (F).
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 ; Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 3. Opera news on the air: Boris Goldovsky introduces Wozzeck ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz: Edward Downes, Jay Harrison, Max de Schauensee, Fausto Cleva and Robert Hermann ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 34030
OCLC
NYPG85-R32
Author
Berg, Alban, 1885-1935.
Title
Wozzeck [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Alban Berg ; from the drama by Georg Buechner ; English text by Vida Harford and Eric Blackall.
Playing Time
011120 012924
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1959-03-14 (Mar. 14, 1959)]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of 1959-03-14 (Mar. 14, 1959)]
Performer
Hermann Uhde (Wozzeck) ; Eleanor Steber (Marie) ; Paul Franke (Captain) ; Karl Doench (Doctor) ; Kurt Baum (Drum Major) ; Charles Anthony (Andres) ; Margaret Roggero (Margret) ; Ezio Flagello (First Apprentice) ; Calvin Marsh (Second Apprentice) ; Alessio De Paolis (Fool) ; Alice Plotkin (Marie's Chld) ; Earl Ringland (soldier) ; Charles Kuestner (Tonwnsman) ; Kaul Böhm, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 23, no. 19 (Mar. 9̲59).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 14, 1959.
Original Version
Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL, Jan., 1985, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.)
Reproduction
Cassette copy (2 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 108 (F).
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Added Author
Büchner, Georg, 1813-1837. Woyzeck.
Uhde, Hermann, 1914-1965. Performer
Steber, Eleanor. Performer
Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
Dönch, Karl. Performer
Baum, Kurt. Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Roggero, Margaret. Performer
Flagello, Ezio. Performer
Marsh, Calvin. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Playten, Alice. Performer
Ringland, Earl. Performer
Kuestner, Charles. Performer
Böhm, Karl, 1894-1981. Conductor
Goldovsky, Boris.
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Harrison, Jay. Commentator
De Schauensee, Max. Commentator
Cleva, Fausto. Commentator
Herman, Robert. Commentator
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 34030 Service copy.
*LTCM 108 (F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 34030.
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