Research Catalog

Title

Ariadne auf Naxos : radio broadcast, 1963-02-02 [sound recording] : opera in a prologue and one act / Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ; prologue translated by John Gutman.

Author

Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929.
• Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
• Meyer, Kerstin.
• Thomas, Jess.
• Meredith, Morley.
• Cassel, Walter.
• Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
• Hurley, Laurel.
• Kriese, Gladys.
• Scovotti, Jeanette.
• Uppman, Theodor, 1920-
• Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
• Flagello, Ezio.
• Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
• Pechner, Gerhard.
• Nagy, Robert, 1929-
• Reitan, Roald.
• Böhm, Karl, 1894-1981.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Goldovsky, Boris.
• D'Angelo, Gianna.
• Rysanek, Leonie.
• Gutman, John.
• Jeritza, Maria, 1887-
• Lehmann, Lotte.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

on 5 sides of 3 sound cassettes (193 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; broadcast of Feb. 2, 1963.

Uniform Title

• Ariadne aux Naxos
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Ariadne aux Naxos

Subject

• Operas

Note

• Titles from Opera news.
• Durations: 1:00:25 (synopses and features) ; 2:12:15 (opera).
• Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• Leonie Rysanek (Ariadne) ; Roberta Peters (Zerbinetta) ; Kerstin Meyer (Composer) ; Jess Thomas (Bacchus) ; Morley Meredith (Major-domo) ; Walter Cassel (Music master) ; Paul Franke (Dancing master) ; Laurel Hurley (Najade) ; Gladys Kriese (Dryade) ; Jeanette Scovotti (Echo) ; Theodor Uppman (Harlekin) ; Charles Anthony (Brighella) ; Ezio Flagello (Truffaldin) ; Andrea Velis (Scaramuccio) ; Gerhard Pechner (Lackey) ; Robert Nagy (Officer) ; Roald Reitan (Wigmaker) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Karl Böhm, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 2, 1963.

Language (note)

• Prologue sung in English; "Opera" sung in German.

Contents

side 1. Introduction (Milton Cross) ; Pre-performance feature (Boris Goldovsky discusses Ariadne with Leonie Rysanek, Gianna d'Angelo and Kerstin Meyer) ; Synopsis of the prologue (Cross) -- side 2. Opera news on the air (John Gutman discusses early performances of Ariadne with Maria Jeritza and Lotte Lehmann) ; Synopsis of the "opera" (Cross) -- side 3. Prologue -- side 4. Opera to "War ich stumm, stumm" -- side 5. Opera, conclusion ; Closing remarks by Milton Cross (incomplete).

Call Number

*LTCM 175 (F)

OCLC

NYPG85-R462

Author

Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.

Title

Ariadne auf Naxos : radio broadcast, 1963-02-02 [sound recording] : opera in a prologue and one act / Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ; prologue translated by John Gutman.

Playing Time

010025 021215

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; broadcast of Feb. 2, 1963.

Cast

Leonie Rysanek (Ariadne) ; Roberta Peters (Zerbinetta) ; Kerstin Meyer (Composer) ; Jess Thomas (Bacchus) ; Morley Meredith (Major-domo) ; Walter Cassel (Music master) ; Paul Franke (Dancing master) ; Laurel Hurley (Najade) ; Gladys Kriese (Dryade) ; Jeanette Scovotti (Echo) ; Theodor Uppman (Harlekin) ; Charles Anthony (Brighella) ; Ezio Flagello (Truffaldin) ; Andrea Velis (Scaramuccio) ; Gerhard Pechner (Lackey) ; Robert Nagy (Officer) ; Roald Reitan (Wigmaker) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Karl Böhm, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 27, no. 15 (Feb. 16, 1963).

Event

Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 2, 1963.

Original Version

Re-recorded at NYPL in Sep. 1985, from borrowed masters (5 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Language

Prologue sung in English; "Opera" sung in German.

Added Author

Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929. Librettist

Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Performer

Meyer, Kerstin. Performer. Commentator

Thomas, Jess. Performer

Meredith, Morley. Performer

Cassel, Walter. Performer

Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer

Hurley, Laurel. Performer

Kriese, Gladys. Performer

Scovotti, Jeanette. Performer

Uppman, Theodor, 1920- Performer

Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer

Flagello, Ezio. Performer

Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer

Pechner, Gerhard. Performer

Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer

Reitan, Roald. Performer

Böhm, Karl, 1894-1981. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator

D'Angelo, Gianna. Commentator

Rysanek, Leonie. Performer. Commentator

Gutman, John. Commentator. Translator

Jeritza, Maria, 1887- Commentator

Lehmann, Lotte. 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 175 (F) \(Production notes in listening room.)