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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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AudioUse in library *LDC 32756 [CD. Service copy]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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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)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
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)
OCLC
NYPG91-R642
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)
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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)
Added Title
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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