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Parsifal opera in three acts

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

Details

Additional Authors
  • Hotter, Hans
  • Vichegonov, Lubomir
  • Hines, Jerome, 1921-2003
  • Hopf, Hans
  • Pechner, Gerhard
  • Harshaw, Margaret
  • Madeira, Jean
  • Darcy, Emery
  • Hawkins, Osie
  • Warner, Genevieve
  • Miller, Mildred, 1924-
  • Franke, Paul, 1917-2011
  • Carelli, Gabor
  • Amara, Lucine
  • Hunt, Lois, 1925-2009
  • Glaz, Herta, 1908-2006
  • Bollinger, Anne, 1919-1963
  • Lenchner, Paula
  • Roggero, Margaret
  • Stiedry, Fritz
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975
  • Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-1979
  • Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997
  • Goldovsky, Boris
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966
  • Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987
  • Ducloux, Walter
  • Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
5 sound tape reels (301 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 12, 1952]
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: 1:00:42 (synopses and features) ; 4:00:45 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 12, 1952.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (4 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 368 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in German.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky ; introduced by Mrs. August Belmont) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Rudolf Bing's farewell for 1951-52 season -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with Deems Taylor, George Marek, Walter Ducloux and Fritz Reiner) ; Synopsis of act 3 -- side 3. Prelude through "Durch mitleid wissend, der reine Thor" -- side 4. "Du könntest morden" through "Wein und Brot" -- side 5. Act 1 concluded ; Act 2 through "Ich sah das Kind" -- side 6. Act 2 concluded -- side 7. Act 3 through "Das ist Charfreitag's" -- side 8. Act 3 concluded.
Call Number
*LT-10 4917
OCLC
NYPG89-R329
Author
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Title
Parsifal [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music and libretto by Richard Wagner.
Playing Time
010042 040045
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 12, 1952]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 12, 1952]
Performer
Hans Hotter (Amfortas) ; Lubomir Vichegonov (Titurel) ; Jerome Hines (Gurnemanz) ; Hans Hopf (Parsifal) ; Gerhard Pechner (Klingsor) ; Margaret Harshaw (Kundry) ; Jean Madeira (A voice) ; Emery Darcy (First Knight of the Grail) ; Osie Hawkins (Second Knight of the Grail) ; Genevieve Warner (First esquire) ; Mildred Miller (Second esquire) ; Paul Franke (Third esquire) ; Gabor Carelli (Fourth esquire) ; Lucine Amara, Lois Hunt, Herta Glaz, Anne Bollinger, Paula Lenchner and Margaret Roggero (Flower maidens) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fritz Stiedry, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in July 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (10 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 16, no. 22 (Apr. 7, 1952).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 12, 1952.
Reproduction
Service copy (4 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 368 (F)
Language
Sung in German.
Added Author
Hotter, Hans. Performer
Vichegonov, Lubomir. Performer
Hines, Jerome, 1921-2003, singer.
Hopf, Hans. Performer
Pechner, Gerhard. Performer
Harshaw, Margaret. Performer
Madeira, Jean. Performer
Darcy, Emery. Performer
Hawkins, Osie. Performer
Warner, Genevieve. Performer
Miller, Mildred, 1924- Performer
Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
Carelli, Gabor. Performer
Amara, Lucine. Performer
Hunt, Lois, 1925-2009, singer.
Glaz, Herta, 1908-2006, singer.
Bollinger, Anne, 1919-1963. Performer
Lenchner, Paula. Performer
Roggero, Margaret. Performer
Stiedry, Fritz. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-1979, commentator.
Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963. Commentator
Metropolitan 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
*LT-10 4917 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 368 (F)
*LTCM 368 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 4917.
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