Research Catalog

Title

Tristan und Isolde [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music and libretto by Richard Wagner.

Author

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Publication

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962.
• Thorborg, Kerstin, 1896-1970.
• Melchior, Lauritz.
• Huehn, Julius.
• Hofmann, Ludwig, 1895-1963.
• Gábor, Arnold, 1880-1950.
• Laufkoetter, Karl.
• Clemens, Hans, 1890-1958.
• Wolfe, James, 1890-1966.
• Bodanzky, Artur, 1877-1939.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Davenport, Marcia, 1903-
• Pearson, Edmund Lester, 1880-1937.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

5 sound discs (in 2 containers) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast ; [broadcast of] January 2, 1937.

Uniform Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subjects

• Live sound recordings
• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Subtitle from house program.
• Durations: 45:55 (Introduction, synopses, and intermission features) ; 3:25:54 (opera).
• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Performer (note)

• Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde) ; Kerstin Thorborg (Brangäne) ; Lauritz Melchior (Tristan) ; Julius Huehn (Kurwenal) ; Ludwig Hofmann (Marke) ; Arnold Gabor (Melot) ; Karl Luufkötter (Sailor's voice) ; Hans Clemens (Shepherd) ; James Wolfe (Steersman) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Artur Bodanzky, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 2, 1937; broadcast over the nationwide Blue Network of the broadcasting service of RCA, the National Broadcasting Corporation.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in German.

Contents

CD 1. Introduction (Milton Cross) ; Synopsis of Act 1 (Marcia Davenport) ; Act 1, part 1 -- CD 2. Act 1, part 2 -- CD 3. Act 2 -- CD 4. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 5. 1st intermission (Edmund Pearson discusses philters, love potions and poisons) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Davenport) ; 2nd intermission feature (Marcia Davenport discusses Wagner, Tristan und Isolde, and Scandinavian singers) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Davenport).

Call Number

*LDC 32557

OCLC

NYPG04-R475

Author

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Title

Tristan und Isolde [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music and libretto by Richard Wagner.

Imprint

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]

Series

Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast ; [broadcast of] January 2, 1937.

Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast ; [broadcast of] January 2, 1937.

Cast

Kirsten Flagstad (Isolde) ; Kerstin Thorborg (Brangäne) ; Lauritz Melchior (Tristan) ; Julius Huehn (Kurwenal) ; Ludwig Hofmann (Marke) ; Arnold Gabor (Melot) ; Karl Luufkötter (Sailor's voice) ; Hans Clemens (Shepherd) ; James Wolfe (Steersman) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Artur Bodanzky, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 2, 1937; broadcast over the nationwide Blue Network of the broadcasting service of RCA, the National Broadcasting Corporation.

Language

Sung in German.

Connect to:

Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added Author

Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962. Performer

Thorborg, Kerstin, 1896-1970. Performer

Melchior, Lauritz. Performer

Huehn, Julius. Performer

Hofmann, Ludwig, 1895-1963. Performer

Gábor, Arnold, 1880-1950. Performer

Laufkoetter, Karl. Performer

Clemens, Hans, 1890-1958. Performer

Wolfe, James, 1890-1966. Performer

Bodanzky, Artur, 1877-1939. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Davenport, Marcia, 1903- Commentator

Pearson, Edmund Lester, 1880-1937. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 32557