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Elektra : opera in one act

Title
Elektra : radio broadcast, 1984-12-15 [sound recording] : opera in one act / music by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
Author
Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.

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Additional Authors
  • Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929.
  • Godfrey Ben-David, Batyah.
  • Kraft, Jean.
  • Bybee, Ariel.
  • Bergquist, Eleanor.
  • Robinson, Gail, 1946-
  • Di Franco, Loretta.
  • Vinzing, Ute.
  • Meier, Johanna.
  • Ludwig, Christa.
  • Webber, Constance.
  • Green, Constance.
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Fleck, William.
  • Estes, Simon.
  • Vernon, Richard, 1950-
  • Cassilly, Richard, 1927-
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Blegen, Judith.
  • Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
2 sound cassettes (146 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 15, 1984]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:35:52 (synopses and features) ; 1:50:00 (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)
  • Batyah Godfrey, Jean Kraft, Ariel Bybee, Eleanor Bergquist, Gail Robinson (Five serving women) ; Loretta Di Franco (Overseer of the servants) ; Ute Vinzing (Elektra) ; Johanna Meier (Chrysothemis) ; Christa Ludwig (Klytämnestra) ; Constance Webber (The confidante) ; Constance Green (The trainbearer) ; Charles Anthony (A young servant) ; William Fleck (An old servant) ; Simon Estes (Orest) ; Richard Vernon (The guardian of Orest) ; Richard Cassilly (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, Dec. 15, 1984.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (2 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 457 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in German.
Contents
side 1. Introduction (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (M. Owen Lee) ; Synopsis of Elektra (Allen) -- side 2. Elektra through "Lasst mich allein mit ihr" -- side 3. "Ich habe keine guten Nächte" through "Der ist selig, der seine Tat zu tun" -- side 4. Elektra concluded ; Judith Blegen ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 457 (F)
OCLC
NYPG91-R191
Author
Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
Title
Elektra : radio broadcast, 1984-12-15 [sound recording] : opera in one act / music by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
Playing Time
003552 015000
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 15, 1984]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 15, 1984]
Cast
Batyah Godfrey, Jean Kraft, Ariel Bybee, Eleanor Bergquist, Gail Robinson (Five serving women) ; Loretta Di Franco (Overseer of the servants) ; Ute Vinzing (Elektra) ; Johanna Meier (Chrysothemis) ; Christa Ludwig (Klytämnestra) ; Constance Webber (The confidante) ; Constance Green (The trainbearer) ; Charles Anthony (A young servant) ; William Fleck (An old servant) ; Simon Estes (Orest) ; Richard Vernon (The guardian of Orest) ; Richard Cassilly (Aegisth) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 49, no. 6 (Dec. 8, 1984).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 15, 1984.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1991, from borrowed masters (2 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Service copy (2 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 457 (F)
Language
Sung in German.
Added Author
Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929. Librettist
Godfrey Ben-David, Batyah. Performer
Kraft, Jean. Performer
Bybee, Ariel. Performer
Bergquist, Eleanor. Performer
Robinson, Gail, 1946- Performer
Di Franco, Loretta. Performer
Vinzing, Ute. Performer
Meier, Johanna. Performer
Ludwig, Christa. Performer
Webber, Constance. Performer
Green, Constance. Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Fleck, William. Performer
Estes, Simon. Performer
Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer
Cassilly, Richard, 1927- Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Blegen, Judith. Commentator
Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 457 (F) Production notes on file.
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