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Fidelio opera in two acts

Title
Fidelio [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Ludwig van Beethoven ; libretto by Josef Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke.
Author
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.

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Additional Authors
  • Sonnleithner, Joseph Ferdinand, 1766-1835.
  • Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1776-1842.
  • McCauley, Barry.
  • McLaughlin, Marie, 1954-
  • Hölle, Matthias.
  • Behrens, Hildegard.
  • Nimsgern, Siegmund, 1940-
  • Booth, Thomas.
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Sooter, Edward.
  • Cheek, John, 1948-
  • Perick, Christof.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-
  • Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Purdy, Christopher.
  • Masiello, Alberta.
  • McCloskey, William B., 1928-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (176 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 20, 1986]
Uniform Title
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Operas
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:30:05 (synopses and features) ; 2:25:55 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Barry McCauley (Jacquino) ; Marie McLaughlin (Marzelline) ; Matthias Hölle (Rocco) ; Hildegard Behrens (Leonore) ; Siegmund Nimsgern (Don Pizarro) ; Thomas Booth (First Prisoner) ; James Courtney (Second Prisoner) ; Edward Sooter (Florestan) ; John Cheek (Don Fernando) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Christof Perick, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 20, 1986.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 498 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in German.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Christopher Purdy, Alberta Masiello and William McCloskey) ; Synopsis of act 2 -- side 2. [blank] -- side 3. Overture ; Act 1 through "Jetzt, Alter, hat es Eile!" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Act 2 through "O namenlose Freude" -- side 6. Act 2 concluded ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 498 (F)
OCLC
NYPG91-R608
Author
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Title
Fidelio [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Ludwig van Beethoven ; libretto by Josef Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke.
Playing Time
003005 022555
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 20, 1986]
Cast
Barry McCauley (Jacquino) ; Marie McLaughlin (Marzelline) ; Matthias Hölle (Rocco) ; Hildegard Behrens (Leonore) ; Siegmund Nimsgern (Don Pizarro) ; Thomas Booth (First Prisoner) ; James Courtney (Second Prisoner) ; Edward Sooter (Florestan) ; John Cheek (Don Fernando) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Christof Perick, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1991, from borrowed masters (2 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo, ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 51, no. 7 (Dec. 20, 1986).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 20, 1986.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 498 (F)
Language
Sung in German.
Added Author
Sonnleithner, Joseph Ferdinand, 1766-1835. Librettist
Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1776-1842. Librettist
McCauley, Barry. Performer
McLaughlin, Marie, 1954- Performer
Hölle, Matthias. Performer
Behrens, Hildegard. Performer
Nimsgern, Siegmund, 1940- Performer
Booth, Thomas. Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- performer
Sooter, Edward. Performer
Cheek, John, 1948- Performer
Perick, Christof. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Purdy, Christopher. Commentator
Masiello, Alberta. Commentator
McCloskey, William B., 1928- Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 498 (F) (Production notes in listening room.)
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