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Parsifal stage-consecrating festival play in three acts

Title
Parsifal [sound recording] : stage-consecrating festival play in three acts / music and libretto by Richard Wagner.
Author
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

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Additional Authors
  • Sotin, Hans.
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Deng, Yun.
  • Kesling, Diane.
  • Baker, Mark (Tenor)
  • Troyanos, Tatiana.
  • Estes, Simon.
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Bachlund, Gary.
  • Jenkins, Timothy (Tenor)
  • Berberian, Ara.
  • Johnsson, Hillary.
  • McIntyre, Donald, 1934-
  • Robinson, Gail, 1946-
  • Wohlafka, Louise.
  • Bergquist, Eleanor.
  • Upshaw, Dawn.
  • Di Franco, Loretta.
  • Jones, Isola.
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Mohr, Richar.
  • Crowford, Bruce.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
  • Purdy, Christopher.
  • Pfeiffer, John, 1920-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
6 sound discs (325 min.) : digital ; stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 11, 1987]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Note
  • Sung in German.
  • Durations: 0:37:52 (synopses and features) ; 4:49:02 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • In two containers.
  • Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (filed under classmark: *LTCM 514 (F)).
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news,
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 11, 1987.
Reproduction (note)
  • Cassette copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 514 (F)
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act I (Peter Allen) ; Act I, part 1 -- CD 2. Act II, part 2 -- CD 3. Act II -- CD 4. Act III, part 1 -- CD 5. Act III, part 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 6. Announcer fill between Act I, scenes 1 and 2 ; Opera news on the air (Richard Mohr, host, with Bruce Crowford) ; Synopsis of Act II (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with M. Owen Lee, Christopher Purdy and John Pfeiffer) ; Synopsis of Act III (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 514 (F)
Author
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Title
Parsifal [sound recording] : stage-consecrating festival play in three acts / music and libretto by Richard Wagner.
Playing Time
003752 044902
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 11, 1987]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 11, 1987]
Performer
Hans Sotin (Gurnemanz) ; James Courtney (Second Knight of the Grail) ; Yun Deng (Second Esquire) ; Diane Kesling (First Esquire) ; Mark Baker (First Knight of the Grail) ; Tatiana Troyanos (Kundry) ; Simon Estes (Amfortas) ; Charles Anthony (Third Esquire) ; Gary Bachlund (Fourth Esquire) ; Timothy Jenkins (Parsifal) ; Ara Berberian (Titurel) ; Hillary Johnsson (A Voice) ; Donald McIntyre (Klingsor) ; Gail Robinson, Louise Wohlafka, Eleanor Bergquist, Dawn Upshaw, Loretta Di Franco and Isola Jones (Flower Maidens) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 51, no. 15 (Apr. 11, 1987).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 11, 1987.
Original Version
Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1991, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Cassette copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 514 (F)
Added Author
Sotin, Hans. Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- performer
Deng, Yun. Performer
Kesling, Diane. Performer
Baker, Mark (Tenor), performer.
Troyanos, Tatiana. Performer
Estes, Simon. Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Bachlund, Gary. Performer
Jenkins, Timothy (Tenor) Performer
Berberian, Ara. Performer
Johnsson, Hillary. Performer
McIntyre, Donald, 1934- Performer
Robinson, Gail, 1946- Performer
Wohlafka, Louise. Performer
Bergquist, Eleanor. Performer
Upshaw, Dawn. Performer
Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
Jones, Isola. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Mohr, Richar. Commentator
Crowford, Bruce. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
Purdy, Christopher. Commentator
Pfeiffer, John, 1920- Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 514 (F) Cassette copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 32756.
*LDC 32756 Service copy.
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