Research Catalog

Title

Lohengrin [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Richard Wagner.

Author

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969.
• Steber, Eleanor.
• Edelmann, Otto.
• Uhde, Herman, 1914-1965.
• Harshaw, Margaret.
• Budney, Arthur.
• Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
• McCracken, James, 1926-
• Marsh, Calvin.
• Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985.
• Stiedry, Fritz.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Goldovsky, Boris.
• Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013.
• Schuster, George.
• Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
• Ducloux, Walter, 1913-
• Marek, George C.
• Harrison, Jay.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

4 sound discs (255 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Dec. 24, 1955\551224\]

Uniform Title

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

Alternative Title

Lohengrin

Subjects

• Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 > Lohengrin
• Operas

Note

• Sung in German.
• Durations: 3:20:05 (opera) ; 0:54:47 (synopses and features).
• Compact discs.
• Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 56 (F).
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 24, 1955.

Reproduction (note)

• Cassette copy (4 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 56 (F).

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air: Boris Goldovsky, Regina Resnik and Dr. George Schuster discuss Lohengrin ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz; Robert Lawrence, Walter Ducloux, George Marek and Jay Harrison ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross).

Call Number

*LTCM 56 (F)

OCLC

NYPG84-R814

Author

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Title

Lohengrin [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Richard Wagner.

Playing Time

032005 005447

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Dec. 24, 1955\551224\]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Dec. 24, 1955\551224\]

Performer

Brian Sullivan (Lohengrin) ; Eleanor Steber (Elsa) ; Otto Edelmann (King Henry) ; Herman Uhde (Telramund) ; Margaret Harshaw (Ortrud) ; Arthur Budney (King's herald) ; Charles Anthony, James McCracken, Calvin Marsh and Louis Sgarro (Nobles) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fritz Stiedry, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 20, no. 7 (Dec. 19, 1955).

Event

Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 24, 1955.

Original Version

Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL, Jun., 1984, from borrowed copies (5 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.) of the original recording.

Reproduction

Cassette copy (4 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 56 (F).

Connect to:

Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added Author

Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969. Performer

Steber, Eleanor. Performer

Edelmann, Otto. Performer

Uhde, Herman, 1914-1965. Performer

Harshaw, Margaret. Performer

Budney, Arthur. Performer

Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer

McCracken, James, 1926- Performer

Marsh, Calvin. Performer

Sgarro, Louis, 1920-1985. Performer

Stiedry, Fritz. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator

Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013. Commentator

Schuster, George. Commentator

Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator

Ducloux, Walter, 1913- Commentator

Marek, George C. Commentator

Harrison, Jay. Commentator

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

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LTCM 56 (F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 34092.

*LDC 34092 Service copy.