Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918.
2. Cerha, Friedrich
3. Malfitano, Catherine
4. Troyanos, Tatiana
5. Hamilton, Ronald
6. McCauley, Barry
7. Mazura, Franz
8. Carlson, Lenus
9. Foldi, Andrew, 1920-
10. Kesling, Diane
11. Nagy, Robert, 1929-
12. Berberian, Ara
13. Norden, Betsy
14. Godfrey Ben-David, Batyah
15. Wray, Margaret Jane
16. Darrenkamp, John
17. Vernon, Richard, 1950-
18. Sliker, Peter
19. Marcus, Abe
20. Drane, Gary
21. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
22. Allen, Peter, 1920-
23. Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013.
24. Goldovsky, Boris
25. Livingstone, William
26. Ames, Alison, 1945-
27. Downes, Edward, 1911-
28. Weaver, William, 1923-2013
29. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
30. 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 Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 2, 1988]

Uniform title

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

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 announcements (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (William Livingstone, host, with Alison Ames, Edward Downes, William Weaver) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 27333

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:53:19 (synopses and features) ; 3:02:25 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
4. Compact discs.
5. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Catherine Malfitano (Lulu) ; Tatiana Troyanos (Countess Geschwitz) ; Ronald Hamilton (Alwa) ; Barry McCauley (The Painter, The Negro) ; Franz Mazura (Dr Schön, Jack the Ripper) ; Lenus Carlson (The Animal Tamer, The Acrobat) ; Andrew Foldi (Schigolch) ; Diane Kesling (The Wardrobe Mistress, The Schoolboy, The Page) ; Robert Nagy (The Prince, The Manservant, The Marquis) ; Ara Berberian (The Theatre Manager, The Banker) ; Betsy Norden (Fifteen-year-old-Girl) ; Batyah Godfrey Ben-David (Her Mother) ; Margaret Jane Wray (Designer) ; John Darrenkamp (Journalist) ; Richard Vernon (Servant) ; Peter Sliker (The Physician, The Professor) ; Abraham Marcus (Clown) ; Gray Drane (Police Commissioner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 2, 1988.

Reproduction (note)

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 532 (F)

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in German.

Author

1. Berg, Alban, 1885-1935.

Title

1. Lulu [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music and text by Alban Berg, after the tragedies Erdgeist and Büchse der Pandora by Frank Wedekind ; Act 3 edited and orchestrated by Friedrich Cerha.

Playing time

1. 005319 030225

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 2, 1988]

Cast

1. Catherine Malfitano (Lulu) ; Tatiana Troyanos (Countess Geschwitz) ; Ronald Hamilton (Alwa) ; Barry McCauley (The Painter, The Negro) ; Franz Mazura (Dr Schön, Jack the Ripper) ; Lenus Carlson (The Animal Tamer, The Acrobat) ; Andrew Foldi (Schigolch) ; Diane Kesling (The Wardrobe Mistress, The Schoolboy, The Page) ; Robert Nagy (The Prince, The Manservant, The Marquis) ; Ara Berberian (The Theatre Manager, The Banker) ; Betsy Norden (Fifteen-year-old-Girl) ; Batyah Godfrey Ben-David (Her Mother) ; Margaret Jane Wray (Designer) ; John Darrenkamp (Journalist) ; Richard Vernon (Servant) ; Peter Sliker (The Physician, The Professor) ; Abraham Marcus (Clown) ; Gray Drane (Police Commissioner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, 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. 14 (Mar. 26, 1988).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 2, 1988.

Reproduction

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 532 (F)

Language

1. Sung in German.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918. Erdgeist.
2. Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918. Büchse der Pandora.
3. Cerha, Friedrich. Arranger
4. Malfitano, Catherine. Performer
5. Troyanos, Tatiana. Performer
6. Hamilton, Ronald. Performer
7. McCauley, Barry. Performer
8. Mazura, Franz. Performer
9. Carlson, Lenus. Performer
10. Foldi, Andrew, 1920- Performer
11. Kesling, Diane. Performer
12. Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer
13. Berberian, Ara. Performer
14. Norden, Betsy. Performer
15. Godfrey Ben-David, Batyah. Performer
16. Wray, Margaret Jane. Performer
17. Darrenkamp, John. Performer
18. Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
19. Sliker, Peter. Performer
20. Marcus, Abe. Performer
21. Drane, Gary. Performer
22. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
23. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
24. Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013. Commentator
25. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
26. Livingstone, William. Commentator
27. Ames, Alison, 1945- Commentator
28. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
29. Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
30. 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 27333 Service copy.
2. *LTCM 532 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 27333.