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Elektra opera in one act

Title
Elektra [sound recording] : opera in one act / music by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, after his drama based on Sophocles' tragedy.
Author
Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.

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Additional Authors
  • Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929.
  • Sophocles.
  • Kelly, Sondra.
  • Zseller, Eva.
  • Shaulis, Jane.
  • Card, June.
  • Skok, Heidi.
  • Neves, Susan.
  • Danter, Penelope.
  • Voigt, Deborah.
  • Rysanek, Leonie.
  • Goldberg, Judith.
  • Rawn, Jean.
  • Murray, John Horton.
  • Vernon, Richard, 1950-
  • Rootering, Jan-Hendrik, 1950-
  • Perry, Herbert.
  • King, James, 1925-2005.
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Volpe, Joseph.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Ames, Alison, 1945-
  • Livingstone, William.
  • Scott, Iain.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
2 sound cassettes (147 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 18, 1992]
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
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:36:14 (synopses and features) ; 1:51:39 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (3 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Sondra Kelly, Eva Zseller, Jane Shaulis, June Card, Heidi Skok (Five serving women) ; Susan Neves (Overseer of the servants) ; Penelope Danter (Elektra) ; Deborah Voigt (Chrysothemis) ; Leonie Rysanek (Klytämnestra) ; Judith Goldberg (The confidante) ; Jean Rawn (The trainbearer) ; John Horton Murray (A young servant) ; Richard Vernon (An old servant) ; Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Orest) ; Herbert Perry (The guardian of Orest) ; James King (Aegisth) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 18, 1992.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (2 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 616 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in German.
Contents
side 1. Introduction (Peter Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Alison Ames, William Livingstone and Iain Scott) ; Opera news on the air (Joseph Volpe) ; Synopsis of Elektra (Allen) -- side 2. Elektra through "Was willst du? Seht doch, dort" -- side 3. "Ich habe keine guten Nächte" through "Orest! es rührt sich niemand!" -- side 4. Elektra concluded ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 616 (F)
OCLC
NYPG92-R1480
Author
Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
Title
Elektra [sound recording] : opera in one act / music by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, after his drama based on Sophocles' tragedy.
Playing Time
003614 015139
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 18, 1992]
Cast
Sondra Kelly, Eva Zseller, Jane Shaulis, June Card, Heidi Skok (Five serving women) ; Susan Neves (Overseer of the servants) ; Penelope Danter (Elektra) ; Deborah Voigt (Chrysothemis) ; Leonie Rysanek (Klytämnestra) ; Judith Goldberg (The confidante) ; Jean Rawn (The trainbearer) ; John Horton Murray (A young servant) ; Richard Vernon (An old servant) ; Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Orest) ; Herbert Perry (The guardian of Orest) ; James King (Aegisth) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1992, from borrowed masters (2 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 56, no. 15 (Apr. 11, 1992).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 18, 1992.
Reproduction
Service copy (2 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 616 (F)
Language
Sung in German.
Added Author
Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929. Librettist
Sophocles. Electra.
Kelly, Sondra. Performer
Zseller, Eva. Performer
Shaulis, Jane. Performer
Card, June. Performer
Skok, Heidi. Performer
Neves, Susan. Performer
Danter, Penelope. Performer
Voigt, Deborah. Performer
Rysanek, Leonie. Performer
Goldberg, Judith. Performer
Rawn, Jean. Performer
Murray, John Horton. Performer
Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
Rootering, Jan-Hendrik, 1950- Performer
Perry, Herbert. Performer
King, James, 1925-2005. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Volpe, Joseph. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Ames, Alison, 1945- Commentator
Livingstone, William. Commentator
Scott, Iain. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 616 (F) (Production notes in listening room.)
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