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Fidelio opera in two acts

Title
  1. Fidelio [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Ludwig van Beethoven ; libretto by Josef Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke.
Author
  1. Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.

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Additional authors
  1. Sonnleithner, Joseph Ferdinand, 1766-1835.
  2. Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1776-1842.
  3. Kaasch, Donald.
  4. Donath, Helen.
  5. Moll, Kurt, 1938-
  6. Connell, Elizabeth.
  7. Welker, Hartmut, 1941-
  8. Forest, Michael.
  9. Croft, Dwayne.
  10. Lakes, Gary.
  11. Schmidt, Andreas, 1960-
  12. Perick, Christof.
  13. Allen, Peter, 1920-
  14. Downes, Edward, 1911-
  15. Krisel, Michelle.
  16. Jellinek, George, 1919-
  17. Wrong, Henry.
  18. Gutman, John.
  19. Rysanek, Leonie.
  20. Ludwig, Christa.
  21. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  22. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
  1. 3 sound discs (170 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 16, 1991]
Uniform title
  1. Fidelio (1814)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. Met moments (Radio program)
  4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative title
  1. Fidelio (1814)
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 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 3. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Michelle Krisel, George Jellinek and Henry Wrong) ; Met Moments (John Gutman, host, with Leonie Rysanek and Christa Ludwig) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen).
Call number
  1. *LDC 29114
Note
  1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  2. Durations: 0:29:12 (synopses and features) ; 2:20:51 (opera).
  3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
  4. Compact discs.
Indexed in (note)
  1. Opera news
Performer (note)
  1. Donald Kaasch (Jacquino) ; Helen Donath (Marzelline) ; Kurt Moll (Rocco) ; Elizabeth Connell (Leonore) ; Hartmut Welker (Don Pizarro) ; Michael Forest (First Prisoner) ; Gary Lakes (Florestan) ; Dwayne Croft (Second Prisoner) ; Andreas Schmidt (Don Fernando) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Christof Perick, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 16, 1991.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 587 (F)
Language (note)
  1. Sung in German.
Author
  1. Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Title
  1. Fidelio [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Ludwig van Beethoven ; libretto by Josef Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke.
Playing time
  1. 002912 022051
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 16, 1991]
  2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 16, 1991]
Cast
  1. Donald Kaasch (Jacquino) ; Helen Donath (Marzelline) ; Kurt Moll (Rocco) ; Elizabeth Connell (Leonore) ; Hartmut Welker (Don Pizarro) ; Michael Forest (First Prisoner) ; Gary Lakes (Florestan) ; Dwayne Croft (Second Prisoner) ; Andreas Schmidt (Don Fernando) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Christof Perick, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original version
  1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1992, from borrowed masters (2 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed in:
  1. Opera news, v. 55, no. 11 (Feb. 16, 1991).
Event
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 16, 1991.
Reproduction
  1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 587 (F)
Language
  1. Sung in German.
Connect to:
  1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material
Added author
  1. Sonnleithner, Joseph Ferdinand, 1766-1835. Librettist
  2. Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1776-1842. Librettist
  3. Kaasch, Donald. Performer
  4. Donath, Helen. Performer
  5. Moll, Kurt, 1938- Performer
  6. Connell, Elizabeth. Performer
  7. Welker, Hartmut, 1941- Performer
  8. Forest, Michael. Performer
  9. Croft, Dwayne. Performer
  10. Lakes, Gary. Performer
  11. Schmidt, Andreas, 1960- Performer
  12. Perick, Christof. Conductor
  13. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
  14. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
  15. Krisel, Michelle. Commentator
  16. Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator
  17. Wrong, Henry. Commentator
  18. Gutman, John. Commentator
  19. Rysanek, Leonie. Commentator
  20. Ludwig, Christa. Commentator
  21. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added title
  1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  2. Met moments (Radio program)
  3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research call number
  1. *LDC 29114 Service copy.
  2. *LTCM 587 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 29114.
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