Research Catalog

Title

Tristan und Isolde : radio broadcast, 1971-12-18 [sound recording] : music-drama in three acts / Richard Wagner.

Author

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Thomas, Jess.
• Nilsson, Birgit.
• Dalis, Irene.
• Dooley, William.
• Tozzi, Giorgio.
• MacWherter, Rod.
• Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985.
• Goeke, Leo.
• Castel, Nico.
• Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Weaver, William, 1923-2013
• Downes, Edward, 1911-2001.
• Masiello, Alberta.
• Behr, Jan.
• Goldovsky, Boris.
• Hume, Paul, 1915-2001.
• Arroyo, Martina.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

4 sound discs (in 1 container) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 18, 1971]

Uniform Title

• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

• Operas

Note

• Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
• Compact disc.
• Durations: 3:32:07 (opera) ; 1:00:57 (introduction, synopses, and intermission features).
• Production notes and official cast list (7 p.) on file under classmark: *LTCM 35 (F).

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Originally recorded in the Metropoplitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 18, 1971.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera ;

Language (note)

• Sung in German.

Contents

CD 1. Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Milton Cross) -- CD 4. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Cross) ; Opera news on the air (William Weaver discusses Wagnerr's first perrformances in Italy ; Martina Arroyo talks about Opera news ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions Alberta Masiello, Jan Behr, Boris Goldovsky, and Paul Hume) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross).

Call Number

*LDC 42494

OCLC

85858318

Author

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Title

Tristan und Isolde : radio broadcast, 1971-12-18 [sound recording] : music-drama in three acts / Richard Wagner.

Playing Time

033207 010057

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 18, 1971]

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 36, no. 5 (Dec. 18, 1971).

Performer

Jess Thomas (Tristan) ; Birgit Nilsson (Isolde) ; Irene Dalis (Brangäne) ; William Dooley (Kurvenal) ; Giorgio Tozzi (King Marke) ; Rod MacWherter (Melot) ; Louis Sgarro (Steersman) ; Leo Goeke (Sailor's voice) ; Nico Castel (Shepherd) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Erich Leinsddorf, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event

Originally recorded in the Metropoplitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 18, 1971.

Original Version

Cassette tape copy, re-recorded at NYPL in February 1984, from borrowed tape reel copies of the original recording, on file in *LTCM 35 (F).

Language

Sung in German.

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Added Author

Thomas, Jess. Performer

Nilsson, Birgit. Performer

Dalis, Irene. Performer

Dooley, William. Performer

Tozzi, Giorgio. Performer

MacWherter, Rod. Performer

Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer

Goeke, Leo. Performer

Castel, Nico. Performer

Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.

Downes, Edward, 1911-2001. Commentator

Masiello, Alberta. Commentator

Behr, Jan. Commentator

Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator

Hume, Paul, 1915-2001. Commentator

Arroyo, Martina. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 42494