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

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Les contes d'Hoffmann : radio broadcast, 2000-02-12 [sound recording] : opera in three acts, prologue and epilogue / 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.
  • Swenson, Ruth Ann.
  • Mentzer, Susanne.
  • Shicoff, Neil.
  • Fanning, John (Singer)
  • Lefèbvre, Pierre (Tenor)
  • Fitch, Bernard.
  • Schaldenbrand, Christopher.
  • White, Wendy.
  • Tian, Haojiang, 1955-
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Marx, Robert.
  • Benson, Ken (Ken G.)
  • Blier, Steven.
  • Eckert, Thor Jr.
  • Ellison, Cori.
  • Abbate, Carolyn.
  • Guinther, Louise.
  • Miller, Sarah Bryan.
  • 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 the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of]Feb. 12, 2000
Uniform Title
  • Contes d'Hoffmann
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Contes d'Hoffmann
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Compact discs.
  • Durations: 2:44:21 (Opera) ; 1:03:20 (Introduction, synopses, and intermission features).
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Ruth Ann Swenson (Giulietta, Olympia, Antonia, Stella) ; Susanne Mentzer (Nicklausse, Muse) ; Neil Shicoff (Hoffmann) ; John Fanning (Lindorf, Coppélius, Dappertutto, Dr. Miracle) ; Pierre Lefèbvre (Andrès, Pitichinaccio, Frantz) ; Bernard Fitch (Spalanzani, Nathanael) ; Christopher Schaldenbrand (Schlemil, Hermann) ; Wendy White (Mother's voice) ; Hao Jiang Tian (Luther, Crespel) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 12, 2000.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in French.
Contents
CD 1. Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Peter Allen) -- CD 4. Introduction and Synopsis of Act 1 (Allen) ; Act 1 closing remarks (Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Roundtable: Robert Marx, moderator, Ken Benson, Steven Blier, and Thor Eckert, Jr. examine the use of amplification) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's Opera Quiz: Cori Ellison questions Carolyn Abbate, Louise Guinther, and Sarah Bryan Miller ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).
Call Number
*LDC 32121
OCLC
NYPG05-R10281
Author
Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.
Title
Les contes d'Hoffmann : radio broadcast, 2000-02-12 [sound recording] : opera in three acts, prologue and epilogue / Jacques Offenbach ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on stories of E.T.A. Hoffmann.
Series
Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of]Feb. 12, 2000
Cast
Ruth Ann Swenson (Giulietta, Olympia, Antonia, Stella) ; Susanne Mentzer (Nicklausse, Muse) ; Neil Shicoff (Hoffmann) ; John Fanning (Lindorf, Coppélius, Dappertutto, Dr. Miracle) ; Pierre Lefèbvre (Andrès, Pitichinaccio, Frantz) ; Bernard Fitch (Spalanzani, Nathanael) ; Christopher Schaldenbrand (Schlemil, Hermann) ; Wendy White (Mother's voice) ; Hao Jiang Tian (Luther, Crespel) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 12, 2000.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 64, no. 8 (February 2000)
Language
Sung in French.
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Added Author
Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. Librettist
Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist
Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
Swenson, Ruth Ann. Performer
Mentzer, Susanne. Performer
Shicoff, Neil. Performer
Fanning, John (Singer) Performer
Lefèbvre, Pierre (Tenor) Performer
Fitch, Bernard. Performer
Schaldenbrand, Christopher. Performer
White, Wendy. Performer
Tian, Haojiang, 1955- Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Marx, Robert. Commentator
Benson, Ken (Ken G.) Commentator
Blier, Steven. Commentator
Eckert, Thor Jr. Commentator
Ellison, Cori. Commentator
Abbate, Carolyn. Commentator
Guinther, Louise. Commentator
Miller, Sarah Bryan. 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 32121
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