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Wozzeck opera in three acts

Title
Wozzeck [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Alban Berg, from the drama by Georg Büchner ; English text by Vida Harford and Eric Blackall.
Author
Berg, Alban, 1885-1935.

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Additional Authors
  • Harford, Vida.
  • Blackall, Eric.
  • Büchner, Georg, 1813-1837.
  • Evans, Geraint, Sir.
  • Lear, Evelyn.
  • Pearl, Louise.
  • Nagy, Robert, 1929-
  • Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
  • Gramm, Donald.
  • Best, Richard, 1935-
  • Christopher, Russell.
  • Zakariasen, William.
  • Kuestner, Charles.
  • Mack, René.
  • Davis, Colin, 1927-
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Bernheimer, Martin.
  • Frankenstein, Alfred V. (Alfred Victor), 1906-1981.
  • Hume, Paul, 1915-
  • Kolodin, Irving, 1908-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
on 5 sides of 3 sound cassettes (156 min.) : mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 12, 1969]
Uniform Title
  • Wozzeck
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Wozzeck
Subject
Note
  • Sung in English.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:56:30 (synopses and features) 1:39:30: (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) in Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 12, 1969.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Boris Goldovsky discusses Wozzeck ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz, with quizmaster Edward Downes and panelists Martin Bernheimer, Alfred Frankenstein, Paul Hume, and Irving Kolodin ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LTCM 305 (F)
OCLC
NYPG88-R55
Author
Berg, Alban, 1885-1935.
Title
Wozzeck [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Alban Berg, from the drama by Georg Büchner ; English text by Vida Harford and Eric Blackall.
Playing Time
005630 013930
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 12, 1969]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 12, 1969]
Performer
Geraint Evans (Wozzeck) ; Evelyn Lear (Marie) ; Louise Pearl (Margret) ; Robert Nagy (Drum Major) ; Paul Franke (Captain) ; Charles Anthony (Andres) ; Andrea Velis (Fool) ; Donald Gramm (Doctor) ; Richard Best (First Apprentice) ; Russell Christopher (Second Apprentice) ; William Zakariasen (Soldier) ; Charles Kuestner (Townsman) ; René Mack (Marie's child) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Colin Davis, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 33, no. 24 (Apr. 12, 1969).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 12, 1969.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL, Mar 1988, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Added Author
Harford, Vida. Translator
Blackall, Eric. Translator
Büchner, Georg, 1813-1837. Woyzeck.
Evans, Geraint, Sir. Performer
Lear, Evelyn. Performer
Pearl, Louise. Performer
Nagy, Robert, 1929- Performer
Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
Gramm, Donald. Performer
Best, Richard, 1935- Performer
Christopher, Russell. Performer
Zakariasen, William. Performer
Kuestner, Charles. Performer
Mack, René. Performer
Davis, Colin, 1927- Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Bernheimer, Martin. Commentator
Frankenstein, Alfred V. (Alfred Victor), 1906-1981. Commentator
Hume, Paul, 1915- Commentator
Kolodin, Irving, 1908- Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 305 (F) Production notes in listening room.
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