Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
2. Ulfung, Ragnar, 1927-
3. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922-
4. Decker, Geraldine.
5. Craig, Patricia (Soprano)
6. Barnett, Cynthia.
7. Cook, Carla.
8. Grillo, Joann.
9. Jones, Isola.
10. Love, Shirley.
11. Zannoth, Sherry.
12. Cassilly, Richard, 1927-
13. Sergi, Arturo.
14. Darrenkamp, John.
15. Plishka, Paul, 1941-
16. Castel, Nico.
17. Best, Michael.
18. Tate, Jeffery.
19. Allen, Peter, 1920-
20. Dunn, Mignon.
21. Downes, Edward, 1911-
22. Bonelli, Peter.
23. Hume, Paul, 1915-
24. McNally, Terrence.
25. Mohr, Richard.
26. Milnes, Sherrill.
27. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
28. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (200 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 21, 1984]

Uniform title

1. Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny. English
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny.
2. First intermission feature (Interview)
3. Mahogonny.

Subject

1. Live sound recordings
2. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; First Intermission (Richard Mohr, host, with Sherrill Milnes) ; Syniosis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Peter Bonelli, Paul Hume and Terrence McNally) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 through "And I also once stood with my back to the wall" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Act 2 -- side 6. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 443 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:51:02 (synopses and features) ; 2:29:09 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Ragnar Ulfung (Fatty) ; Cornell MacNeil (Trinity Moses) ; Geraldine Decker (Leocadia Begbick) ; Patricia Craig (Jenny) ; Cynthia Barnett, Carla Cook, Joann Grillo, Isola Jones, Shirley Love, Sherry Zannoth (Six Girls of Mahagonny ; Richard Cassilly (Jimmy Mahoney) ; Arturo Sergi (Jacob Schmidt) ; Paul Plishka (Alaska Wolf Joe) ; Nico Castel (Announcer) ; Michael Best (Toby Higgins) ; Jeffrey Tate, conductor ; Peter Allen, announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 21, 1984.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 443 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in English.

Author

1. Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.

Title

1. Rise and fall of the city of Mahagonny : radio broadcast, 1984-01-21 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Kurt Weill ; original text and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht.

Playing time

1. 005102 022909

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 21, 1984]

Cast

1. Ragnar Ulfung (Fatty) ; Cornell MacNeil (Trinity Moses) ; Geraldine Decker (Leocadia Begbick) ; Patricia Craig (Jenny) ; Cynthia Barnett, Carla Cook, Joann Grillo, Isola Jones, Shirley Love, Sherry Zannoth (Six Girls of Mahagonny ; Richard Cassilly (Jimmy Mahoney) ; Arturo Sergi (Jacob Schmidt) ; Paul Plishka (Alaska Wolf Joe) ; Nico Castel (Announcer) ; Michael Best (Toby Higgins) ; Jeffrey Tate, conductor ; Peter Allen, announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Sept. 1990, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 48, no. 9 (Jan. 21, 1984).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 21, 1984.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 443 (F)

Language

1. Sung in English.

Added author

1. Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. Librettist
2. Ulfung, Ragnar, 1927- Performer
3. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922- Performer
4. Decker, Geraldine. Performer
5. Craig, Patricia (Soprano) Performer
6. Barnett, Cynthia. Performer
7. Cook, Carla. Performer
8. Grillo, Joann. Performer
9. Jones, Isola. Performer
10. Love, Shirley. Performer
11. Zannoth, Sherry. Performer
12. Cassilly, Richard, 1927- Performer
13. Sergi, Arturo. Performer
14. Darrenkamp, John. Performer
15. Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
16. Castel, Nico. Performer
17. Best, Michael. Performer
18. Tate, Jeffery. Conductor
19. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
20. Dunn, Mignon. Commentator
21. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
22. Bonelli, Peter. Commentator
23. Hume, Paul, 1915- Commentator
24. McNally, Terrence. Commentator
25. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
26. Milnes, Sherrill. Commentator
27. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
2. First intermission feature (Interview)
3. Mahogonny.
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 443 (F) (Production notes on file.)