Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Haffner, C. (Carl), 1804-1874.
2. Genée, Richard, 1823-1895.
3. Prawy, Marcel, 1911-2003.
4. Rendall, David.
5. Blegen, Judith.
6. Daniels, Barbara, 1946-
7. Allen, Thomas, 1944-
8. Best, Michael.
9. Devlin, Michael, 1942-
10. Mazura, Franz.
11. Chapman, Karen.
12. Troyanos, Tatiana.
13. Dobriansky, Andrij.
14. Schenk, Otto.
15. Rosenthal, Manuel, 1904-2003.
16. Allen, Peter, 1920-
17. Milnes, Sherrill.
18. Woitach, Richard.
19. Downes, Edward, 1911-
20. Gainsley, Philip.
21. Purdy, Christopher.
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
23. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 9, 1988]

Uniform title

1. Fledermaus. English & German
2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Fledermaus.

Subject

1. Live sound recordings
2. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Richard Woitach) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Philip Gainsley, Christopher Purdy and Richard Woitach) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 27342

Note

1. Durations: 0:51:42 (synopses and features) ; 3:04:23 (opera).
2. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
3. Compact discs.
4. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. David Rendall (Alfred) ; Judith Blegen (Adele) ; Barbara Daniels (Rosalinde) ; Thomas Allen (Eisenstein) ; Michael Best (Dr. Blind) ; Michael Devlin (Dr. Falke) ; Franz Mazura (Frank) ; Karen Chapman (Ida) ; Tatiana Troyanos (Prince Orlofsky) ; Andrij Dobriansky (Ivan) ; Otto Schenk (Frosch) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Manuel Rosenthal, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 9, 1988.

Reproduction (note)

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 520 (F)

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in German ; dialogue in English.

Author

1. Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.

Title

1. Die Fledermaus [sound recording] : operetta in three acts / music by Johann Strauss ; libretto by Carl Haffner and Richard Genée. Original dialogue adapted for this production by Otto Schenk and translated into English by Marcel Prawy.

Playing time

1. 005142 030423

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 9, 1988]

Cast

1. David Rendall (Alfred) ; Judith Blegen (Adele) ; Barbara Daniels (Rosalinde) ; Thomas Allen (Eisenstein) ; Michael Best (Dr. Blind) ; Michael Devlin (Dr. Falke) ; Franz Mazura (Frank) ; Karen Chapman (Ida) ; Tatiana Troyanos (Prince Orlofsky) ; Andrij Dobriansky (Ivan) ; Otto Schenk (Frosch) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Manuel Rosenthal, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Preservation copy re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1991, 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. 52, no. 8 (Jan. 2, 1988).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 9, 1988.

Reproduction

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 520 (F)

Language

1. Sung in German ; dialogue in English.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Haffner, C. (Carl), 1804-1874. Librettist
2. Genée, Richard, 1823-1895. Librettist
3. Prawy, Marcel, 1911-2003. Translator
4. Rendall, David. Performer
5. Blegen, Judith. Performer
6. Daniels, Barbara, 1946- Performer
7. Allen, Thomas, 1944- Performer
8. Best, Michael. Performer
9. Devlin, Michael, 1942- Performer
10. Mazura, Franz. Performer
11. Chapman, Karen. Performer
12. Troyanos, Tatiana. Performer
13. Dobriansky, Andrij. Performer
14. Schenk, Otto. Performer
15. Rosenthal, Manuel, 1904-2003. Conductor
16. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
17. Milnes, Sherrill. Commentator
18. Woitach, Richard. Commentator
19. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
20. Gainsley, Philip. Commentator
21. Purdy, Christopher. Commentator
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 27342 Service copy.
2. *LTCM 520 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 27342.