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Salome opera in one act

Title
Salome [sound recording] : opera in one act / music by Richard Strauss ; German translation by Hedwig Lachmann, based on the play by Oscar Wilde.
Author
Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.

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Additional Authors
  • Lachmann, Hedwig.
  • Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900.
  • Baker, Mark (Tenor)
  • Kesling, Diane.
  • Wells, Jeffrey.
  • Berberian, Ara.
  • Wlaschiha, Ekkehard.
  • Christopher, Russell.
  • Behrens, Hildegard.
  • Best, Michael.
  • Clark, Graham, 1941-
  • Dernesch, Helga.
  • Fitch, Bernard.
  • Laciura, Anthony.
  • Gilmore, John.
  • Creech, Philip.
  • Cokorinos, Philip.
  • Cheek, John, 1948-
  • Kaston, Motti.
  • Scruggs, Sheldon.
  • Conlon, James, 1950-
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-
  • Milnes, Sherrill.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Eckert, Thor, Jr.
  • Hubay, Alfred.
  • McNally, Terrence.
  • Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound discs (138 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 15, 1990]
Uniform Title
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Met moments (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:35:18 (synopses and features) ; 1:42:57 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (3 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
  • Compact discs.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Mark Baker (Narraboth) ; Diane Kesling (The Page) ; Jeffrey Wells (First Soldier) ; Ara Berberian (Second Soldier) ; Ekkehard Wlaschiha (Jochanaan) ; Russell Christopher (A Cappadocian) ; Hildegard Behrens (Salome) ; Michael Best (A Slave) ; Graham Clark (Herod) ; Helga Dernesch (Herodias) ; Bernard Fitch (First Jew) ; Anthony Laciura (Second Jew) ; John Gilmore (Third Jew) ; Philip Creech (Fourth Jew) ; Philip Cokorinos (Fifth Jew) ; John Cheek (First Nazarene) ; Motti Kaston (Second Nazarene) ; Sheldon Scruggs (Executioner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Conlon, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 15, 1990.
Reproduction (note)
  • Preservation copy (2 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 578 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in German.
Contents
CD 1. Salome, part 1 -- CD 2. Salome, part 2 ; Closing Remarks (Allen) -- CD 3. Introduction and synopsis of Salome (Peter Allen) ; Texaco's Opera Quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Thor Eckert Jr., Alfred Hubay and Terrence McNally) ; Met Moments (Edward Downes, host, with Fritz Reiner).
Call Number
*LDC 29113
OCLC
NYPG92-R912
Author
Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
Title
Salome [sound recording] : opera in one act / music by Richard Strauss ; German translation by Hedwig Lachmann, based on the play by Oscar Wilde.
Playing Time
003518 014257
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 15, 1990]
Cast
Mark Baker (Narraboth) ; Diane Kesling (The Page) ; Jeffrey Wells (First Soldier) ; Ara Berberian (Second Soldier) ; Ekkehard Wlaschiha (Jochanaan) ; Russell Christopher (A Cappadocian) ; Hildegard Behrens (Salome) ; Michael Best (A Slave) ; Graham Clark (Herod) ; Helga Dernesch (Herodias) ; Bernard Fitch (First Jew) ; Anthony Laciura (Second Jew) ; John Gilmore (Third Jew) ; Philip Creech (Fourth Jew) ; Philip Cokorinos (Fifth Jew) ; John Cheek (First Nazarene) ; Motti Kaston (Second Nazarene) ; Sheldon Scruggs (Executioner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Conlon, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1992, from borrowed masters (2 tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 55, no. 6 (Dec. 8, 1990).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 15, 1990.
Reproduction
Preservation copy (2 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 578 (F)
Language
Sung in German.
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Added Author
Lachmann, Hedwig. Translator
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Salomé. English.
Baker, Mark (Tenor) Performer
Kesling, Diane. Performer
Wells, Jeffrey. Performer
Berberian, Ara. Performer
Wlaschiha, Ekkehard. Performer
Christopher, Russell. Performer
Behrens, Hildegard. Performer
Best, Michael. Performer
Clark, Graham, 1941- Performer
Dernesch, Helga. Performer
Fitch, Bernard. Performer
Laciura, Anthony. Performer
Gilmore, John. Performer
Creech, Philip. Performer
Cokorinos, Philip. Performer
Cheek, John, 1948- Performer
Kaston, Motti. Performer
Scruggs, Sheldon. Performer
Conlon, James, 1950- Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
Milnes, Sherrill. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Eckert, Thor, Jr. Commentator
Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
McNally, Terrence. Commentator
Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Met moments (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 29113 Service copy
*LTCM 578 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 29113.
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