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Die Walküre opera in three acts

Title
Die Walküre [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music and libretto by Richard Wagner.
Author
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

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AudioUse in library *LDC 27330 [CD. Service copy]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Hofmann, Peter, 1944-
  • Rysanek, Leonie.
  • Haugland, Aage, 1944-
  • Adam, Theo.
  • Behrens, Hildegard.
  • Meier, Waltraud.
  • Sellers, Pyramid.
  • Napier, Marita.
  • Castle, Joyce.
  • Khara, Joan.
  • Tremitiere, Gail.
  • Kesling, Diane.
  • Hillhouse, Wendy.
  • Kreitzer, Jacalyn.
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-
  • Hubay, Alfred.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
  • Jenkins, Speight.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
6 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 19, 1988]
Uniform Title
  • Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:28:11 (synopses and features) ; 4:01:57 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Peter Hofmann (Siegmund) ; Leonie Rysanek (Sieglinde) ; Aage Haugland (Hunding) ; Theo Adam (Wotan) ; Hildegard Behrens (Brünnhilde) ; Waltraud Meier (Fricka) ; Pyramid Sellers (Gerhilde) ; Marita Napier (Helmwige) ; Joyce Castle (Waltraute) ; Joan Khara (Schwertleite) ; Gail Tremitiere (Ortlinde) ; Diane Kesling (Siegrune) ; Wendy Hillhouse (Grimgerde) ; Jacalyn Bower (Rossweisse) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 19, 1988.
Reproduction (note)
  • Preservation copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 530 (F)
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in German.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2, beginning -- CD 3. Act 2, conclusion -- CD 4. Act 3, beginning -- CD 5. Act 3, conclusion ; Closing announcements (Allen) -- CD 6. Opera news on the air (Alfred Hubay) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Alfred Hubay, Speight Jenkins and M. Owen Lee) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).
Call Number
*LDC 27330
OCLC
NYPG91-R1037
Author
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Title
Die Walküre [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music and libretto by Richard Wagner.
Playing Time
002811 040157
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 19, 1988]
Cast
Peter Hofmann (Siegmund) ; Leonie Rysanek (Sieglinde) ; Aage Haugland (Hunding) ; Theo Adam (Wotan) ; Hildegard Behrens (Brünnhilde) ; Waltraud Meier (Fricka) ; Pyramid Sellers (Gerhilde) ; Marita Napier (Helmwige) ; Joyce Castle (Waltraute) ; Joan Khara (Schwertleite) ; Gail Tremitiere (Ortlinde) ; Diane Kesling (Siegrune) ; Wendy Hillhouse (Grimgerde) ; Jacalyn Bower (Rossweisse) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Preservation copy re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1991, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 52, no. 13 (Mar. 12, 1988).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 19, 1988.
Reproduction
Preservation copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 530 (F)
Language
Sung in German.
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Added Author
Hofmann, Peter, 1944- Performer
Rysanek, Leonie. Performer
Haugland, Aage, 1944- Performer
Adam, Theo. Performer
Behrens, Hildegard. Performer
Meier, Waltraud. Performer
Sellers, Pyramid. Performer
Napier, Marita. Performer
Castle, Joyce. Performer
Khara, Joan. Performer
Tremitiere, Gail. Performer
Kesling, Diane. Performer
Hillhouse, Wendy. Performer
Kreitzer, Jacalyn. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
Jenkins, Speight. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
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 27330 Service copy.
*LTCM 530 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 27330.
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