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Die Walküre music-drama in three acts from the trilogy, Der Ring des Nibelungen

Title
Die Walküre [sound recording] : music-drama in three acts from the trilogy, Der Ring des Nibelungen / music and libretto by Richard Wagner.
Author
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Frantz, Ferdinand.
  • Thebom, Blanche.
  • Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962.
  • Treptow, Günther.
  • Varnay, Astrid.
  • Vichegonov, Lubomir.
  • Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013.
  • Votipka, Thelma.
  • Jessner, Irene.
  • Browning, Lucielle.
  • Lipton, Martha.
  • Palmer, Jeanne, 1914-
  • Glaz, Hertha, 1908-
  • Madeira, Jean.
  • Stiedry, Fritz.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Sloan, George A.
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  • Ducloux, Walter.
  • Gutman, John.
  • Kolodin, Irving, 1908-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound tape reels (234 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 3, 1951]
Uniform Title
  • Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre
Subject
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:40:39 (synopses and features) ; 3:14:01 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news,
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 3, 1951.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (4 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 381 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in German.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky, host, with George A. Sloan and Milton Cross) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Deems Taylor, host, with Walter Ducloux, John Gutman and Irving Kolodin) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 2. [blank] -- side 3. Prelude ; Act 1 through "Friedmund darf ich nicht heissen" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Act 2 through "Hinweg! Hinweg! fliech die Entweihte!" -- side 6. Act 2 concluded -- side 7. Act 3 through Scene 3 -- side 8. Act 3 concluded ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LT-10 4930
Author
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Title
Die Walküre [sound recording] : music-drama in three acts from the trilogy, Der Ring des Nibelungen / music and libretto by Richard Wagner.
Playing Time
4039 31401
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 3, 1951]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 3, 1951]
Performer
Ferdinand Frantz (Wotan) ; Blanche Thebom (Fricka) ; Kirsten Flagstad (Brünnhilde) ; Gunther Treptow (Siegmund) ; Astrid Varnay (Sieglinde) ; Lubomir Vichegonov (Hunding) ; Regina Resnik (Helmwige) ; Thelma Votipka (Gerhilde) ; Irene Jessner (Ortlinde) ; Lucielle Browning (Rossweisse) ; Martha Lipton (Grimgerde) ; Jeanne Palmer (Waltraute) ; Herta Glaz (Siegrune) ; Jean Madeira (Schwertleite) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fritz Stiedry, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (8 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 15, no. 15 (Jan. 29, 1951).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 3, 1951.
Reproduction
Service copy (4 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 381 (F)
Language
Sung in German.
Added Author
Frantz, Ferdinand. Performer
Thebom, Blanche. Performer
Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962. Performer
Treptow, Günther. Performer
Varnay, Astrid. Performer
Vichegonov, Lubomir. Performer
Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013. Performer
Votipka, Thelma. Performer
Jessner, Irene. Performer
Browning, Lucielle. Performer
Lipton, Martha. Performer
Palmer, Jeanne, 1914- Performer
Glaz, Hertha, 1908- Performer
Madeira, Jean. Performer
Stiedry, Fritz. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Sloan, George A. Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Gutman, John. Commentator
Kolodin, Irving, 1908- Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LT-10 4930 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 381 (F)
*LTCM 381 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 4930.
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