Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Raffell, Anthony.
2. Macurdy, John.
3. Roar, Leif.
4. Marton, Eva.
5. Hofmann, Peter, 1944-2010.
6. Rysanek, Leonie.
7. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
8. Gilmore, John.
9. Darrenkamp, John.
10. Vernon, Richard, 1950-
11. Cole, David.
12. Dobkins, Matthew.
13. Fogarty, Melissa.
14. Lorentzson, Gary.
15. Murtha, Timothy.
16. Rogers, Elizabeth.
17. Taylor, Zachary.
18. Watkins, Dana.
19. Collins, Christian.
20. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
21. Allen, Peter, 1920-
22. Te Kanawa, Kiri.
23. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
24. Downes, Edward, 1911-
25. Jacobson, Robert M.
26. Livingstone, William.
27. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
28. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 4 sound cassettes (281 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 28, 1985]

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. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (M. Owen Lee) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with M. Owen Lee, William Livingstone and Robert Jacobson) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Prelude ; Act 1 through "The Challenge" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Introduction ; Act 2 through "Ortrud's warning" -- side 6. Act 2 concluded -- side 7. Introduction ; Act 3 through "Athmest du nicht mit mir" -- side 8. Act 3 concluded ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 479 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:57:57 (synopses and features) ; 3:43:13 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 28, 1985.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 479 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in German.

Author

1. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Title

1. Lohengrin : radio broadcast, 1985-12-28 [sound recording] : romantic opera in three acts / libretto and music by Richard Wagner.

Playing time

1. 005757 034313

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 28, 1985]

Performer

1. Anthony Raffell (The King's Herald) ; John Macurdy (King Henry) ; Leif Roar (Telramund) ; Eva Marton (Elsa) ; Peter Hofmann (Lohengrin) ; Leonie Rysanek (Ortrud) ; Charles Anthony, John Gilmore, John Darrenkamp, Richard Vernon (Nobles) ; David Cole, Matthew Dobkin, Melissa Fogarty, Gary Lorentzson, Timothy Murtha, Elizabeth Rogers, Zachary Taylor, Dana Watkins (Pages) ; Christian Collins (Gottfried) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in May 1991, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 50, no. 7 (Dec. 21, 1985).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 28, 1985.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 479 (F)

Language

1. Sung in German.

Added author

1. Raffell, Anthony. Performer
2. Macurdy, John. Performer
3. Roar, Leif. Performer
4. Marton, Eva. Performer
5. Hofmann, Peter, 1944-2010. Performer
6. Rysanek, Leonie. Performer
7. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
8. Gilmore, John. Performer
9. Darrenkamp, John. Performer
10. Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
11. Cole, David. Performer
12. Dobkins, Matthew. Performer
13. Fogarty, Melissa. Performer
14. Lorentzson, Gary. Performer
15. Murtha, Timothy. Performer
16. Rogers, Elizabeth. Performer
17. Taylor, Zachary. Performer
18. Watkins, Dana. Performer
19. Collins, Christian. Performer
20. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
21. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
22. Te Kanawa, Kiri. Commentator
23. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
24. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
25. Jacobson, Robert M. Commentator
26. Livingstone, William. Commentator
27. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

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

Research call number

1. *LTCM 479 (F) (Production notes in listening room.)