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Fidelio opera in two acts

Title
Fidelio (1814) [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Ludwig van Beethoven ; libretto by Josef Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke.
Author
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827

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Additional Authors
  • Sonnleithner, Josef Ferdinand, 1766-1835
  • Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1776-1842
  • Rysanek, Leonie
  • Blegen, Judith
  • Vickers, Jon
  • Berry, Walter
  • Tozzi, Giorgio
  • Dickie, Murray, 1924-1995
  • Macurdy, John
  • Goeke, Leo
  • Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990
  • Sternberg, Harold
  • Böhm, Karl, 1894-1981
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-2001
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
3 sound discs (in 1 container) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 2, 1971\710102\]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Compact disc.
  • Durations: 2:01:58 (opera) ; 49:26 (introduction, synopses and intermission feature).
Event (note)
  • Originally recorded at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 2, 1971.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera ;
Language (note)
  • Sung in German.
Contents
CD 1. Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 ; Closing remarks (Milton Cross) ; CD 3. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Edward Downes discusses Fidelio (repeat of Jan. 22, 1966) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 42524
OCLC
86222126
Author
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Title
Fidelio (1814) [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Ludwig van Beethoven ; libretto by Josef Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke.
Playing Time
020158 004926
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 2, 1971\710102\]
Performer
Leonie Rysanek (Leonore) ; Judith Blegen (Marzelline) ; Jon Vickers (Florestan) ; Walter Berry (Don Pizzaro) ; Giorgio Tozzi (Rocco) ; Murray Dickie (Jacquino) ; John Macurdy (Don Fernando) ; Leo Goeke (First prisoner) ; Clifford Harvuot (Second prisoner) ; Harold Sternberg (Captain of the Guard) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Karl Böhm, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event
Originally recorded at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 2, 1971.
Language
Sung in German.
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Added Author
Sonnleithner, Josef Ferdinand, 1766-1835. Librettist
Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1776-1842. Librettist
Rysanek, Leonie. Performer
Blegen, Judith. Performer
Vickers, Jon. Performer
Berry, Walter. Performer
Tozzi, Giorgio. Performer
Dickie, Murray, 1924-1995, performer.
Macurdy, John. Performer
Goeke, Leo. Performer
Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
Sternberg, Harold. Performer
Böhm, Karl, 1894-1981. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911-2001, commentator.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 42524
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