Research Catalog

Title

Les contes d'Hoffmann : radio broadcast, 2005-1-15 [sound recording] : opera in three acts, prologue and epilogue / Jacques Offenbach ; libretto by Jules Bariber and Michel Carré, founded on stories of E.T.A. Hoffmann.

Author

Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
• Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
• Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
• Gedda, Nicolai.
• Dobbs, Matiwilda.
• Elias, Rosalind.
• Amara, Lucine.
• Vanni, Helen.
• London, George, 1920-1985.
• Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
• Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
• Scott, Norman, 1921-1968
• Dunn, Mignon.
• De Paolis, Alessio.
• Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
• Marsh, Calvin.
• Morel, Jean, 1903-1975.
• Juntwait, Margaret.
• Bensolibtech
• Robinson, Francis, 1910-
• Levine, James, 1943-2021.
• Guzelimian, Ara.
• Chan, David (Violinist)
• Cobb, Timothy.
• Parloff, Michael.
• Ognibene, James.
• Landsdman, Julie (Horn player)
• Horowitz, Richard, 1924-
• Marx, Robert.
• Taymor, Julie, 1952-
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 15, 2005]

Uniform Title

• Contes d'Hoffmann
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Biographies in music (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Contes d'Hoffmann

Subjects

• Gedda, Nicolai
• Operas
• Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993
• London, George, 1920-1985

Note

• Durations: 2:27:13 (Opera) ; 1:02:15 (Introduction, synopses, and intermission features).
• Compact discs.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news,

Performer (note)

• Mattiwilda Dobbs (Olympia) ; Rosalind Elias (Giulietta) ; Lucine Amara (Antonia) ; Helen Vanni (Nicklausse) ; Nicolai Gedda (Hoffmann) ; George London (Lindorf, Coppélius, Dappertutto, Dr. Miracle) ; Alessio De Paolis (Andrés, Cochenille, Pitichinaccio, Frantz) ; Paul Franke (Spalanzani) ; Clifford Harvuot (Schlemil) ; Norman Scott (Crespel) ; Mignon Dunn (mother's voice) ; Nancy King (Stella) ; George Cehanovsky (Luther) ; Robert Nagy (Nathanael) ; Calvin Marsh (Hermann) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Jean Morel, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• The Metropolitan Opera House was in the dark for a two week hiatus in January 2005. This was a rebroadcast of a performance that was earlier broadcast on February 7, 1959. The intermission features were broadcast live on January 15, 2005.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in French.

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and Synopsis of Act 1 (Margaret Juntwait) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Opera news on the air (Ken Benson in a tribute to Nicolai Gedda and George London) ; Biographies in music (Francis Robinson interviews Marian Anderson) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Juntwait) ; Act 2 -- CD 3. James Levine talks with musicians, part 1 (Ara Guzelimian, moderator, with David Chan, Timothy Cobb, Michael Parloff, James Ognibene, Julie Landsman, and Richard Horowitz) ; Robert Marx prodction notes on Die Zauberflöte with Julie Taymor -- CD 4. Synopsis of Act 3 (Juntwait) ; Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Juntwait).

Call Number

*LDC 38197

OCLC

NYPG05-R10197

Author

Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.

Title

Les contes d'Hoffmann : radio broadcast, 2005-1-15 [sound recording] : opera in three acts, prologue and epilogue / Jacques Offenbach ; libretto by Jules Bariber and Michel Carré, founded on stories of E.T.A. Hoffmann.

Series

Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 15, 2005]

Cast

Mattiwilda Dobbs (Olympia) ; Rosalind Elias (Giulietta) ; Lucine Amara (Antonia) ; Helen Vanni (Nicklausse) ; Nicolai Gedda (Hoffmann) ; George London (Lindorf, Coppélius, Dappertutto, Dr. Miracle) ; Alessio De Paolis (Andrés, Cochenille, Pitichinaccio, Frantz) ; Paul Franke (Spalanzani) ; Clifford Harvuot (Schlemil) ; Norman Scott (Crespel) ; Mignon Dunn (mother's voice) ; Nancy King (Stella) ; George Cehanovsky (Luther) ; Robert Nagy (Nathanael) ; Calvin Marsh (Hermann) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Jean Morel, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 69, no. 7 (January 2005).

Event

The Metropolitan Opera House was in the dark for a two week hiatus in January 2005. This was a rebroadcast of a performance that was earlier broadcast on February 7, 1959. The intermission features were broadcast live on January 15, 2005.

Language

Sung in French.

Added Author

Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. Librettist

Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist

Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.

Gedda, Nicolai. Performer

Dobbs, Matiwilda. Performer

Elias, Rosalind. Performer

Amara, Lucine. Performer

Vanni, Helen. Performer

London, George, 1920-1985. Performer

Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer

Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer

Scott, Norman, 1921-1968 Performer

Dunn, Mignon. Performer

De Paolis, Alessio. Performer

Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer

Marsh, Calvin. Performer

Morel, Jean, 1903-1975. Conductor

Juntwait, Margaret. Commentator

Bensolibtech Commentator

Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator

Levine, James, 1943-2021. Commentator

Guzelimian, Ara. Commentator

Chan, David (Violinist) Commentator

Cobb, Timothy. Commentator

Parloff, Michael. Commentator

Ognibene, James. Commentator

Landsdman, Julie (Horn player) Commentator

Horowitz, Richard, 1924- Commentator

Marx, Robert.

Taymor, Julie, 1952- Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Biographies in music (Radio program)

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 38197