Research Catalog

Title

Richard Wagner's Siegfried [sound recording] : music drama in three acts.

Author

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Thomas, Jess.
• Ulfung, Ragnar, 1927-
• McIntyre, Donald, 1934-
• Rintzler, Marius.
• Nilsson, Birgit.
• Chookasian, Lili.
• Macurdy, John.
• Norden, Betsy.
• Ehrling, Sixten.
• Allen, Peter, 1920-
• Culshaw, John.
• Hume, Paul, 1915-
• Porter, Andrew, 1928-2015.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

4 sound cassettes (290 min.) : stereo., Dolby B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 15, 1975

Uniform Title

• Ring des Nibelungen. Siegfried
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

• Ring des Nibelungen. Siegfried
• Siegfried.

Subject

• Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
• Operas

Note

• Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
• Durations: 3:44:00 (opera) ; 1:06:00 (synopses and features).
• Official cast list and production notes (7 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein listening room.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• Jess Thomas (Siegfried) ; Ragnar Ulfung (Mime) ; Donald McIntyre (The Wanderer) ; Marius Rintzler (Alberich) ; Birigt Nilsson (Brünnhilde) ; Lilli Chookasian (Erda) ; John Macurdy (Fafner) ; Betsy Norden (Forest Bird).

Event (note)

• Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 15, 1975.

Language (note)

• Sung in German.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air: John Culshaw discusses Siegfried ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Composer-libretto roundtable (Paul Hume ; Andrew Porter ; Edward Downes, moderator) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 to D'rum frisch dir, Mime den Muth -- side 4. Act 1, continued -- side 5. Act 2 to Da lieg' neidischer Kerl -- side 6. Act 2, conclusion -- side 7. Act 3, beginning -- side 8. Act 3 from Heil dir Sonne ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call Number

*LTCM 10 (F)

OCLC

NYPG83-R152

Author

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Title

Richard Wagner's Siegfried [sound recording] : music drama in three acts.

Playing Time

034400 010600

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 15, 1975

Cast

Jess Thomas (Siegfried) ; Ragnar Ulfung (Mime) ; Donald McIntyre (The Wanderer) ; Marius Rintzler (Alberich) ; Birigt Nilsson (Brünnhilde) ; Lilli Chookasian (Erda) ; John Macurdy (Fafner) ; Betsy Norden (Forest Bird).

Original Version

Re-recorded at NYPL, Oct. 1982, from borrowed copies (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in.) of the original recording.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 39, no. 15 (Mar. 15, 1975)

Event

Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 15, 1975.

Language

Sung in German.

Added Author

Thomas, Jess. Performer

Ulfung, Ragnar, 1927- Performer

McIntyre, Donald, 1934- Performer

Rintzler, Marius. Performer

Nilsson, Birgit. Performer

Chookasian, Lili. Performer

Macurdy, John. Performer

Norden, Betsy. Performer

Ehrling, Sixten. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator

Culshaw, John. Commentator

Hume, Paul, 1915- Commentator

Porter, Andrew, 1928-2015. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Siegfried.

Research Call Number

*LTCM 10 (F) (Production notes filed in listening room.)