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Fidelio opera in two acts

Title
Fidelio [sound recording] : opera in two acts / Ludwig van Beethoven ; libretto by Joseph von Sonnleithner with revisions by Stephan von Breuning and Georg Friedrich Treitschke after Jean-Nicolas Bouilly's "Léonore, ou l'amour conjugal".
Author
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2001.

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Additional Authors
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Polenzani, Matthew.
  • Hong, Hei-Kyung.
  • Pape, René.
  • Mattila, Karita.
  • Leĭferkus, Sergeĭ, 1946-
  • Castronovo, Charles.
  • Walker, Alfred (Bass)
  • Heppner, Ben.
  • Morris, James, 1947-
  • Pandolfi, James.
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Zeger, Brian.
  • Benson, Ken (Ken G.)
  • Hamilton, David, 1935 January 18-
  • Miller, Sarah Bryan.
  • Sonnleithner, Joseph Ferdinand, 1766-1835.
  • Breuning, Stephan von.
  • Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1776-1842.
  • Bouilly, J. N. (Jean Nicolas), 1763-1842.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound discs : digital, stereo; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 6, 2001.
Uniform Title
  • Fidelio (1814)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Fidelio (1814)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Subtitle from house program.
  • Durations: 45:04 (synopses and features) ; 1:57:48 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Matthew Polenzani (Jaquino) ; Hei-Kyung Hong (Marzelline) ; René Pape (Rocco) ; Karita Mattila (Leonore) ; Sergei Leiferkus (Don Pizarro) ; Charles Castronovo (First prisoner) ; Alfred Walker (Second prisoner) ; Ben Heppner (Florestan) ; James Morris (Don Fernando) ; James Pandolfi, trumpet solo ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 6, 2001.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in German.
Contents
CD 1. Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 ; closing (Peter Allen) -- CD 3. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Brian Zeger, host, with Ken Benson, David Hamilton and Sarah Bryan Miller) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Peter Allen).
Call Number
*LDC 26940
OCLC
NYPG01-R345
Author
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Title
Fidelio [sound recording] : opera in two acts / Ludwig van Beethoven ; libretto by Joseph von Sonnleithner with revisions by Stephan von Breuning and Georg Friedrich Treitschke after Jean-Nicolas Bouilly's "Léonore, ou l'amour conjugal".
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2001.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 6, 2001.
Cast
Matthew Polenzani (Jaquino) ; Hei-Kyung Hong (Marzelline) ; René Pape (Rocco) ; Karita Mattila (Leonore) ; Sergei Leiferkus (Don Pizarro) ; Charles Castronovo (First prisoner) ; Alfred Walker (Second prisoner) ; Ben Heppner (Florestan) ; James Morris (Don Fernando) ; James Pandolfi, trumpet solo ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 65, no. 7 (Jan. 2001).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 6, 2001.
Language
Sung in German.
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Added Author
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Polenzani, Matthew. Performer
Hong, Hei-Kyung. Performer
Pape, René. Performer
Mattila, Karita. Performer
Leĭferkus, Sergeĭ, 1946- Performer
Castronovo, Charles. Performer
Walker, Alfred (Bass) Performer
Heppner, Ben. Performer
Morris, James, 1947- Performer
Pandolfi, James. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Zeger, Brian. Commentator
Benson, Ken (Ken G.) Commentator
Hamilton, David, 1935 January 18- Commentator
Miller, Sarah Bryan. Commentator
Sonnleithner, Joseph Ferdinand, 1766-1835. Librettist
Breuning, Stephan von. Librettist
Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1776-1842. Librettist
Bouilly, J. N. (Jean Nicolas), 1763-1842. Léonore.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 26940
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