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Les contes d'Hoffmann : opera in three acts , a prologue and an epilogue

Title
Les contes d'Hoffmann : radio broadcast, 1985-01-26 [sound recording] : opera in three acts , a prologue and an epilogue / music by Jacques Offenbach ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on stories of E.T.A. Hoffmann.
Author
Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.

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Additional Authors
  • Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
  • Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
  • Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
  • Kraus, Alfredo.
  • Malfitano, Catherine.
  • Morris, James, 1947-
  • Bybee, Ariel.
  • Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
  • Laciura, Anthony.
  • Macurdy, John.
  • Kraft, Jean.
  • Best, Michael.
  • Darrenkamp, John.
  • Meredith, Morley.
  • Dobriansky, Andrij.
  • Rudel, Julius.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
  • Jacobson, Robert M.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Masiello, Alberta.
  • Levarie, Siegmund, 1914-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (219 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 26, 1985]
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: 1:01:42 (synopses and features) ; 2:37:30 (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)
  • Alfredo Kraus (Hoffmann) ; Catherine Malfitano (Olympia, Giulietta, Antonia and Stella) ; James Morris (Lindorf, Coppélius, Dappertutto and Dr. Miracle) ; Ariel Bybee (Nicklausse and The Muse of Poetry) ; Andrea Velis (Andrès, Cochenille, Pitichinaccio and Frantz) ; Anthony Laciura (Spalanzani) ; John Macurdy (Crespel) ; Jean Kraft (Antonia's mother) ; Michael Best (Nathanael) ; John Darrenkamp (Hermann) ; Morley Meredith (Schlemil) ; Andrij Dobriansky (Luther) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Julius Rudel, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 26, 1985.
Language (note)
  • Sung in French.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of prologue and act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Robert Jacobson) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Robert Jacobson, Alberta Masiello and Siegmund Levarie) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Prologue ; Act 1 through "J'ai des yeux, de vrais" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded ; Act 2 through "O Dieu de qu'elle ivresse" -- side 5. Act 2 concluded ; Act 3 through "Ne plus chanter! Hélas!" -- side 6. Act 3 concluded ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 462 (F)
OCLC
NYPG91-R197
Author
Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.
Title
Les contes d'Hoffmann : radio broadcast, 1985-01-26 [sound recording] : opera in three acts , a prologue and an epilogue / music by Jacques Offenbach ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on stories of E.T.A. Hoffmann.
Playing Time
010142 023730
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 26, 1985]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 26, 1985]
Cast
Alfredo Kraus (Hoffmann) ; Catherine Malfitano (Olympia, Giulietta, Antonia and Stella) ; James Morris (Lindorf, Coppélius, Dappertutto and Dr. Miracle) ; Ariel Bybee (Nicklausse and The Muse of Poetry) ; Andrea Velis (Andrès, Cochenille, Pitichinaccio and Frantz) ; Anthony Laciura (Spalanzani) ; John Macurdy (Crespel) ; Jean Kraft (Antonia's mother) ; Michael Best (Nathanael) ; John Darrenkamp (Hermann) ; Morley Meredith (Schlemil) ; Andrij Dobriansky (Luther) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Julius Rudel, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 49, no. 9 (Jan. 19, 1985).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 26, 1985.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1991, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Language
Sung in French.
Added Author
Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. Librettist
Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist
Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822. Short stories.
Kraus, Alfredo. Performer
Malfitano, Catherine. Performer
Morris, James, 1947- Performer
Bybee, Ariel. Performer
Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
Laciura, Anthony. Performer
Macurdy, John. Performer
Kraft, Jean. Performer
Best, Michael. Performer
Darrenkamp, John. Performer
Meredith, Morley. Performer
Dobriansky, Andrij. Performer
Rudel, Julius. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Commentator
Jacobson, Robert M. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Masiello, Alberta. Commentator
Levarie, Siegmund, 1914- 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
*LTCM 462 (F) \(Production notes in listening room.)
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