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Elektra opera in one act
- Title
- Elektra [sound recording] : opera in one act / music by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, after his drama based on Sophocles' tragedy.
- Author
- Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
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- Additional Authors
- Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929.
- Sophocles.
- Kelly, Sondra.
- Zseller, Eva.
- Shaulis, Jane.
- Card, June.
- Skok, Heidi.
- Neves, Susan.
- Danter, Penelope.
- Voigt, Deborah.
- Rysanek, Leonie.
- Goldberg, Judith.
- Rawn, Jean.
- Murray, John Horton.
- Vernon, Richard, 1950-
- Rootering, Jan-Hendrik, 1950-
- Perry, Herbert.
- King, James, 1925-2005.
- Levine, James, 1943-2021.
- Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
- Volpe, Joseph.
- Downes, Edward, 1911-
- Ames, Alison, 1945-
- Livingstone, William.
- Scott, Iain.
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
- Description
- 2 sound cassettes (147 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.
- Series Statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 18, 1992]
- Uniform Title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)
- Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Live sound recordings.
- Note
- Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
- Durations: 0:36:14 (synopses and features) ; 1:51:39 (opera).
- Production notes and official cast list (3 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
- Indexed In (note)
- Opera news
- Performer (note)
- Sondra Kelly, Eva Zseller, Jane Shaulis, June Card, Heidi Skok (Five serving women) ; Susan Neves (Overseer of the servants) ; Penelope Danter (Elektra) ; Deborah Voigt (Chrysothemis) ; Leonie Rysanek (Klytämnestra) ; Judith Goldberg (The confidante) ; Jean Rawn (The trainbearer) ; John Horton Murray (A young servant) ; Richard Vernon (An old servant) ; Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Orest) ; Herbert Perry (The guardian of Orest) ; James King (Aegisth) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
- Event (note)
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 18, 1992.
- Reproduction (note)
- Service copy (2 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 616 (F)
- Language (note)
- Sung in German.
- Contents
- side 1. Introduction (Peter Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Alison Ames, William Livingstone and Iain Scott) ; Opera news on the air (Joseph Volpe) ; Synopsis of Elektra (Allen) -- side 2. Elektra through "Was willst du? Seht doch, dort" -- side 3. "Ich habe keine guten Nächte" through "Orest! es rührt sich niemand!" -- side 4. Elektra concluded ; Closing remarks (Allen).
- Call Number
- *LTCM 616 (F)
- OCLC
- NYPG92-R1480
- Author
- Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
- Title
- Elektra [sound recording] : opera in one act / music by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, after his drama based on Sophocles' tragedy.
- Playing Time
- 003614 015139
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 18, 1992]
- Cast
- Sondra Kelly, Eva Zseller, Jane Shaulis, June Card, Heidi Skok (Five serving women) ; Susan Neves (Overseer of the servants) ; Penelope Danter (Elektra) ; Deborah Voigt (Chrysothemis) ; Leonie Rysanek (Klytämnestra) ; Judith Goldberg (The confidante) ; Jean Rawn (The trainbearer) ; John Horton Murray (A young servant) ; Richard Vernon (An old servant) ; Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Orest) ; Herbert Perry (The guardian of Orest) ; James King (Aegisth) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
- Original Version
- Re-recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1992, from borrowed masters (2 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
- Indexed In:
- Opera news, v. 56, no. 15 (Apr. 11, 1992).
- Event
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 18, 1992.
- Reproduction
- Service copy (2 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 616 (F)
- Language
- Sung in German.
- Added Author
- Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929. LibrettistSophocles. Electra.Kelly, Sondra. PerformerZseller, Eva. PerformerShaulis, Jane. PerformerCard, June. PerformerSkok, Heidi. PerformerNeves, Susan. PerformerDanter, Penelope. PerformerVoigt, Deborah. PerformerRysanek, Leonie. PerformerGoldberg, Judith. PerformerRawn, Jean. PerformerMurray, John Horton. PerformerVernon, Richard, 1950- PerformerRootering, Jan-Hendrik, 1950- PerformerPerry, Herbert. PerformerKing, James, 1925-2005. PerformerLevine, James, 1943-2021. ConductorAllen, Peter, 1920-2016. CommentatorVolpe, Joseph. CommentatorDownes, Edward, 1911- CommentatorAmes, Alison, 1945- CommentatorLivingstone, William. CommentatorScott, Iain. CommentatorMetropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Added Title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
- *LTCM 616 (F) (Production notes in listening room.)