Research Catalog

Title

Die Frau ohne Schatten [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.

Author

Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949

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Details

Additional Authors

• Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929
• Rysanek, Leonie
• King, James, 1925-2005
• Schröder-Feinen, Ursula
• Berry, Walter
• Dunn, Mignon
• Shinall, Vern, 1936-
• Wohlafka, Louise
• Franke, Paul, 1917-2011
• Christopher, Russell
• Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996
• Smith, Alma Jean
• Bybee, Ariel
• Jones, Isola
• Carpenter, John (Singer)
• Norden, Betsy
• Kraft, Jean
• Love, Shirley
• Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012
• Goodloe, Robert
• Thompson, Arthur, 1942-2004
• Godfrey Ben-David, Batyah
• Di Franco, Loretta
• Böhm, Karl, 1894-1981
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016
• Lawrence, Robert, 1912-1981
• Downes, Edward, 1911-2001
• Masiello, Alberta
• Fitzgerald, Gerald, 1932-
• Hume, Paul, 1915-2001
• Slezak, Walter, 1902-1983
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

4 sound cassettes : analog, stereo., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 1, 1978

Uniform Title

• Frau ohne Schatten
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Frau ohne Schatten

Subject

Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Title from house program.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 1, 1978.

Language (note)

• Sung in German.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Robert Lawrence presents a musical and dramatic analysis of Die Frau ohne Schatten) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions Alberta Masiello, Gerald Fitzgerald, Paul Hume, and Walter Slezak) ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1, part 1 -- side 4. Act 1, part 2 -- side 5. Act 2, part 1 -- side 6. Act 2, part 2 -- side 7. Act 3, part 1 -- side 8. Act 3, part 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call Number

*LTCM 827

OCLC

NYPG05-R10568

Author

Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.

Title

Die Frau ohne Schatten [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 1, 1978

Performer

Leonie Rysanek (Empress) ; James King (Emperor) ; Ursula Schröder-Feinen (Dyer's wife) ; Walter Berry (Barak) ; Mignon Dunn (Nurse) ; Vern Shinall (Messenger) ; Louise Wohlafka (Falcon) ; Paul Franke (Hunchback) ; Russell Christopher (One-eyed) ; Lorenzo Alvary (One-armed) ; Alma Jean Smith, Ariel Bybee, and Isola Jones (Servants) ; John Carpenter (Apparition) ; Betsy Norden, Alma Jean Smith, Isola Jones, Jean Kraft, Shirley Love, Ariel Bybee (The Unborn) ; Charles Anthony, Robert Goodloe, and Arthur Thompson (Watchmen) ; Batyah Godfrey Ben-David (Voice) ; Loretta Di Franco (Guardian) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Karl Böhm, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 1, 1978.

Original Version

Cassette tape service copy re-recorded at NYPL in 1982, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips., 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Language

Sung in German.

Added Author

Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929. Librettist

Rysanek, Leonie. Performer

King, James, 1925-2005. Performer

Schröder-Feinen, Ursula. Performer

Berry, Walter. Performer

Dunn, Mignon. Performer

Shinall, Vern, 1936- Performer

Wohlafka, Louise. Performer

Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer

Christopher, Russell. Performer

Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996, singer.

Smith, Alma Jean. Performer

Bybee, Ariel. Performer

Jones, Isola. Performer

Carpenter, John (Singer)

Norden, Betsy. Performer

Kraft, Jean. Performer

Love, Shirley. Performer

Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer

Goodloe, Robert. Performer

Thompson, Arthur, 1942-2004. Performer

Godfrey Ben-David, Batyah. Performer

Di Franco, Loretta. Performer

Böhm, Karl, 1894-1981. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016, commentator.

Lawrence, Robert, 1912-1981, commentator.

Downes, Edward, 1911-2001, commentator.

Masiello, Alberta. Commentator

Fitzgerald, Gerald, 1932- Commentator

Hume, Paul, 1915-2001, commentator.

Slezak, Walter, 1902-1983, 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 827