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Fidelio opera in two acts

Title
Fidelio [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Ludwig van Beethoven ; libretto by Josef Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke.
Author
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.

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AudioUse in library *LDC 30385 [CD. Service copy]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
AudioUse in library *LDC 30385 [CD. Service copy]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
AudioUse in library *LDC 30385 [CD. Service copy]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound
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Additional Authors
  • Sonnleithner, Joseph Ferdinand, 1766-1835.
  • Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1776-1842.
  • Kaasch, Donald.
  • McNair, Sylvia (Soprano)
  • Salminen, Matti.
  • Behrens, Hildegard.
  • Wlaschiha, Ekkehard.
  • Forest, Michael.
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Goldberg, Reiner.
  • Held, Alan, 1959-
  • Perick, Christof.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Woitach, Richard.
  • Jenkins, Speight.
  • Livingstone, William.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound discs (166 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 8, 1992]
Uniform Title
  • Fidelio (1814)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Fidelio (1814)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
  • Durations: 0:29:48 (synopses and features) ; 2:16:39 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Donald Kaasch (Jacquino) ; Sylvia McNair (Marzelline) ; Matti Salminen (Rocco) ; Hildegard Behrens (Leonore) ; Ekkehard Wlaschiha (Don Pizarro) ; Michael Forest (First Prisoner) ; James Courtney (Second Prisoner) ; Reiner Goldberg (Florestan) ; Alan Held (Don Fernando) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Christof Perick, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 8, 1992.
Reproduction (note)
  • Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 606 (F)
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in German.
Contents
CD 1. Overture ; Act I -- CD 2. Act II, scene 1 ; Overture ; Act II, scene 2 ; Closing remarks (Peter Allen) -- CD 3. Introduction and synopsis of act I (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Richard Woitach, Speight Jenkins and William Livingstone) ; Synopsis of act II(Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 606 (F)
OCLC
NYPG92-R1402
Author
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Title
Fidelio [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Ludwig van Beethoven ; libretto by Josef Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke.
Playing Time
002948 021639
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 8, 1992]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 8, 1992]
Cast
Donald Kaasch (Jacquino) ; Sylvia McNair (Marzelline) ; Matti Salminen (Rocco) ; Hildegard Behrens (Leonore) ; Ekkehard Wlaschiha (Don Pizarro) ; Michael Forest (First Prisoner) ; James Courtney (Second Prisoner) ; Reiner Goldberg (Florestan) ; Alan Held (Don Fernando) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Christof Perick, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 56, no. 10 (Feb. 1, 1992).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 8, 1992.
Original Version
Preservation copy re-recorded at NYPL in July, 1992, from borrowed masters (2 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 606 (F)
Language
Sung in German.
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Added Author
Sonnleithner, Joseph Ferdinand, 1766-1835. Librettist
Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1776-1842. Librettist
Kaasch, Donald. Performer
McNair, Sylvia (Soprano) Performer
Salminen, Matti. Performer
Behrens, Hildegard. Performer
Wlaschiha, Ekkehard. Performer
Forest, Michael. Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- performer
Goldberg, Reiner. Performer
Held, Alan, 1959- Performer
Perick, Christof. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Woitach, Richard. Commentator
Jenkins, Speight. Commentator
Livingstone, William. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 606 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LTCM 606 (F).
*LDC 30385 Service copy.
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