Research Catalog

Title

Les contes d'Hoffmann : radio broadcast, 2009-12-26 [sound recording] / music by Jacques Offenbach ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré.

Author

Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.

Publication

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
• Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
• Levine, James, 1943-2021.
• Kim, Kathleen.
• Netrebko, Anna.
• Gubanova, Ekaterina, 1979-
• Lindsey, Kate.
• Calleja, Joseph, 1977-
• Held, Alan, 1959-
• Oke, Alan, 1954-
• Schowalter, Mark.
• Peterson, Dean.
• Rosel, Rodell.
• Simpson, Michael Todd
• White, Wendy.
• Juntwait, Margaret.
• Siff, Ira.
• Alagna, Roberto.
• Voigt, Deborah.
• Lea, Nancy Casandra.
• Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010.
• Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954-
• White, Aaron.
• Berger, William, 1961-
• Martinucci, Suzanne.
• Cameron, Ben.
• Kazaras, Peter.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) dnr NN-RHA
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

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

Series Statement

• Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
• Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 19, 2009

Uniform Title

• Contes d'Hoffmann
• Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.
• Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 19, 2009.

Alternative Title

Contes d'Hoffmann

Subjects

• Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023
• Live sound recordings
• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 19, 2009.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in French.

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Margaret Juntwait and Ira Siff) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Les contes d'Hoffmann Time Capsule ; Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Roberto Alagna, host, with William Berger, Suzanne Martinucci, Ben Cameron, and Peter Kazaras) ; Met Memory (Mary Jo Heath interviews opera fan, Nancy Casandra Lea) ; synopsis of act 2 (Juntwait and Siff) ; Act 2 ; Deborah Voigt, host, interviews Joseph Calleja -- CD 3. Deborah Voigt, host, interviews Anna Netrebko ; commentary (Margaret Juntwait and Ira Siff) ; Met Memory (Mary Jo Heath speaks about Renata Scotto) ; Margaret Juntwait interviews Philip Langridge, tenor, about his playing the role of a witch in Hansel and Gretel ; Margaret Juntwait and Ira Siff discuss Philip Langridge's work ; Met Cameo (Mary Jo Heath interviews Aaron White, metal fabricator) ; synopsis of act 3 (Juntwait and Siff) ; Act 3 ; closing remarks (Juntwait and Siff).

Call Number

*LDC 50991

OCLC

665937789

Author

Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.

Title

Les contes d'Hoffmann : radio broadcast, 2009-12-26 [sound recording] / music by Jacques Offenbach ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré.

Imprint

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2009.

Series

Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts

Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 19, 2009

Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.

Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 19, 2009.

Performer

Kathleen Kim (Olympia) ; Anna Netrebko (Antonia, Stella) ; Ekaterina Gubanova (Giulietta) ; Kate Lindsey ( Nicklause, Muse of Poetry) ; Joseph Calleja (Hoffmann) ; Alan Held (Lindorf, Coppélius, Dr. Miracle, Dapertutto) ; Alan Oke (Andrès, Cochenille, Franz, Pitichinaccio) ; Mark Schowalter (Spalanzani) ; Rodell Rosel (Nathanaël) ; Michael Todd Simpson (Hermann, Schlémil) ; Wendy White (Antonia's Mother) ; Dean Peterson (Luther, Crespel) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; James Levine, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 74, no. 6 (Dec. 2009).

Event

Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 19, 2009.

Language

Sung in French.

Connect to:

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Added Author

Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. Librettist

Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist

Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor

Kim, Kathleen. Performer

Netrebko, Anna. Performer. Interviewee

Gubanova, Ekaterina, 1979- Performer

Lindsey, Kate. Performer

Calleja, Joseph, 1977- Performer. Interviewee

Held, Alan, 1959- Performer

Oke, Alan, 1954- Performer

Schowalter, Mark. Performer

Peterson, Dean. Performer

Rosel, Rodell. Performer

Simpson, Michael Todd, singer.

White, Wendy. Performer

Juntwait, Margaret. Commentator

Siff, Ira. Commentator

Alagna, Roberto. Host

Voigt, Deborah. Interviewer

Lea, Nancy Casandra. Interviewee

Langridge, Philip, 1939-2010. Interviewee

Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- Interviewer

White, Aaron. Interviewee

Berger, William, 1961- Commentator

Martinucci, Suzanne. Commentator

Cameron, Ben. Commentator

Kazaras, Peter. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Donor NN-RHA

Added Title

Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Radio program)

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 50991