Research Catalog

Title

Lohengrin [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Richard Wagner.

Author

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Publication

[New York, NY} : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962.
• Branzell, Karin, 1891-1974.
• Maison, René, 1895-1962.
• Huehn, Julius.
• Hofmann, Ludwig, 1895-1963.
• Gábor, Arnold, 1880-1950.
• Abravanel, Maurice, 1903-1993.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Davenport, Marcia, 1903-
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Series Statement

Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] March 27, 1937.

Uniform Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subjects

• Live sound recordings
• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Subtitle from house program.
• Durations: 38:18 (Announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 3:04:16 (opera).
• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Performer (note)

• Kirsten Flagstad (Elsa) ; Karin Branzell (Ortrud) ; René Maison (Lohengrin) ; Julius Huehn (Friedrich) ; Ludwig Hofmann (Heinrich) ; Arnold Gabor (Herald) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Maurice Abravanel, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 27, 1937.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in German.

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Intermission feature (Marcia Davenport discusses what radio has done to the Metropolitan Opera and for the public) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Intermission feature (Marcia Davenport reads letters from the radio listeners) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross).

Call Number

*LDC 32539

OCLC

NYPG05-R45

Author

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Title

Lohengrin [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Richard Wagner.

Imprint

[New York, NY} : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]

Series

Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] March 27, 1937.

Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] March 27, 1937.

Cast

Kirsten Flagstad (Elsa) ; Karin Branzell (Ortrud) ; René Maison (Lohengrin) ; Julius Huehn (Friedrich) ; Ludwig Hofmann (Heinrich) ; Arnold Gabor (Herald) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Maurice Abravanel, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 27, 1937.

Language

Sung in German.

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Added Author

Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962. Performer

Branzell, Karin, 1891-1974. Performer

Maison, René, 1895-1962. Performer

Huehn, Julius. Performer

Hofmann, Ludwig, 1895-1963. Performer

Gábor, Arnold, 1880-1950. Performer

Abravanel, Maurice, 1903-1993. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Davenport, Marcia, 1903- Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 32539