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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 Friedrich Treitschke.
Author
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.

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Additional Authors
  • Sonnleithner, Joseph Ferdinand, 1766-1835.
  • Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1776-1842.
  • Atherton, James.
  • Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
  • Plishka, Paul, 1941-
  • Marton, Eva.
  • Mazura, Franz.
  • Laciura, Anthony.
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Vickers, Jon.
  • Cheek, John, 1948-
  • Tennstedt, Klaus, 1926-
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Jacobson, Robert M.
  • Sayão, Bidú.
  • Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (174 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 7, 1984]
Uniform Title
  • Fidelio (1814)
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Fidelio (1814)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:29:38 (synopses and features) ; 2:24:31 (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)
  • James Atherton (Jacquino) ; Roberta Peters (Marzelline) ; Paul Plishka (Rocco) ; Eva Marton (Leonore) ; Franz Mazura (Don Pizarro) ; Anthony Laciura (First prisoner) ; James Courtney (Second prisoner) ; Jon Vickers (Florestan) ; John Cheek (Don Fernando) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Klaus Tennstedt, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 7, 1984.
Language (note)
  • Sung in German.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Robert Jacobson, host, with Bidú Sayão) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. [blank] -- side 3. Overture ; Act 1 through "Jetzt, Alter, hat es Eile!" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Act 2 through Leonore Overture #3 -- side 6. Act 2 concluded ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 441 (F)
OCLC
NYPG91-R108
Author
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Title
Fidelio [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Ludwig van Beethoven ; libretto by Josef Sonnleithner and Friedrich Treitschke.
Playing Time
002938 022431
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 7, 1984]
Cast
James Atherton (Jacquino) ; Roberta Peters (Marzelline) ; Paul Plishka (Rocco) ; Eva Marton (Leonore) ; Franz Mazura (Don Pizarro) ; Anthony Laciura (First prisoner) ; James Courtney (Second prisoner) ; Jon Vickers (Florestan) ; John Cheek (Don Fernando) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Klaus Tennstedt, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 48, no. 8 (Jan. 7, 1984).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 7, 1984.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Sept. 1990, from borrowed masters (2 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Language
Sung in German.
Added Author
Sonnleithner, Joseph Ferdinand, 1766-1835. Librettist
Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1776-1842.
Atherton, James. Performer
Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. prff
Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
Marton, Eva. Performer
Mazura, Franz. Performer
Laciura, Anthony. Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- performer
Vickers, Jon. Performer
Cheek, John, 1948- Performer
Tennstedt, Klaus, 1926- Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Jacobson, Robert M. Commentator
Sayão, Bidú. Commentator
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Fidelio (1806). Ouverture.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 441 (F) \(Production notes on file.)
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