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Lulu opera in three acts : after the tragedies "Erdgeist" and "Büchse der Pandora" by Frank Wedekind

Title
Lulu [sound recording] : opera in three acts : after the tragedies "Erdgeist" and "Büchse der Pandora" by Frank Wedekind / text and music by Alban Berg ; Act III edited and orchestrated by Friedrich Cerha.
Author
Berg, Alban, 1885-1935.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2001.

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Additional Authors
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918.
  • Cerha, Friedrich.
  • Schäfer, Christine, 1965-
  • Schwarz, Hanna.
  • Kuebler, David.
  • Forbis, Clifton.
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • West, Stephen (Tenor)
  • Mazura, Franz.
  • Dudley, Jennifer.
  • Clark, Graham, 1941-
  • Vernon, Richard, 1950-
  • Wiper, Robin Blitch.
  • Curry, Diane.
  • Dutton, Jane (Singer)
  • Hobson, Richard (Tenor)
  • Gangestad, Andrew.
  • Sendrowitz, Mitchell.
  • Marcus, Abe.
  • Brimmer, David.
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Marx, Robert.
  • Volpe, Joseph.
  • Livingstone, William.
  • Abbate, Carolyn.
  • Wagner, Alan, 1931-2007.
  • McNally, Terrence.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 21, 2001.
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
  • Subtitle from house program.
  • Durations: 1:14:55 (synopses and features) ; 3:08:52 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Christine Schäfer (Lulu) ; Hanna Schwarz (Countess Geschwitz) ; David Kuebler (Alwa) ; Clifton Forbis (The painter, The African prince) ; James Courtney (Dr. Schön, Jack the Ripper) ; Stephen West (The animal tamer, The acrobat) ; Franz Mazura (Schigolch) ; Jennifer Dudley (The wardrobe mistress, The schoolboy, The page) ; Graham Clark (The prince, The manservant, The marquis) ; Richard Vernon (The theater manager, The banker) ; Robin Blitch Wiper (Fifteen-year old-Girl) ; Diane Curry (Her mother) ; Jane Dutton (Designer) ; Richard Hobson (Journalist) ; Andrew Gangestad (Servant) ; Mitchell Sendrowitz (The physician, The professor) ; Abe Marcus (Clown) ; David Brimmer (Police commissioner) ; 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. 21, 2001.
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 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; closing (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air: Robert Marx speaks with Metropolitan Opera General Manager Joseph Volpe ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (William Livingstone, host, Carolyn Abbate, Alan Wagner and Terrence McNally) ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).
Call Number
*LDC 26944
OCLC
NYPG01-R361
Author
Berg, Alban, 1885-1935.
Title
Lulu [sound recording] : opera in three acts : after the tragedies "Erdgeist" and "Büchse der Pandora" by Frank Wedekind / text and music by Alban Berg ; Act III edited and orchestrated by Friedrich Cerha.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2001.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 21, 2001.
Cast
Christine Schäfer (Lulu) ; Hanna Schwarz (Countess Geschwitz) ; David Kuebler (Alwa) ; Clifton Forbis (The painter, The African prince) ; James Courtney (Dr. Schön, Jack the Ripper) ; Stephen West (The animal tamer, The acrobat) ; Franz Mazura (Schigolch) ; Jennifer Dudley (The wardrobe mistress, The schoolboy, The page) ; Graham Clark (The prince, The manservant, The marquis) ; Richard Vernon (The theater manager, The banker) ; Robin Blitch Wiper (Fifteen-year old-Girl) ; Diane Curry (Her mother) ; Jane Dutton (Designer) ; Richard Hobson (Journalist) ; Andrew Gangestad (Servant) ; Mitchell Sendrowitz (The physician, The professor) ; Abe Marcus (Clown) ; David Brimmer (Police commissioner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 65, no. 10 (Apr. 2001).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 21, 2001.
Language
Sung in German.
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Added Author
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918. Erdgeist.
Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918. Büchse der Pandora.
Cerha, Friedrich. Editor
Schäfer, Christine, 1965- Performer
Schwarz, Hanna. Performer
Kuebler, David. Performer
Forbis, Clifton. Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- performer
West, Stephen (Tenor) Performer
Mazura, Franz. Performer
Dudley, Jennifer. Performer
Clark, Graham, 1941- Performer
Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
Wiper, Robin Blitch. Performer
Curry, Diane. Performer
Dutton, Jane (Singer) Performer
Hobson, Richard (Tenor) Performer
Gangestad, Andrew. Performer
Sendrowitz, Mitchell. Performer
Marcus, Abe. Performer
Brimmer, David. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Marx, Robert. Commentator
Volpe, Joseph. Commentator
Livingstone, William. Commentator
Abbate, Carolyn. Commentator
Wagner, Alan, 1931-2007. Commentator
McNally, Terrence. 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 26944
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