Research Catalog

Wozzeck opera in three acts

Title
Wozzeck [sound recording] : opera in three acts / text and music by Alban Berg, after the drama by Georg Bücher.
Author
Berg, Alban, 1885-1935.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request Appointment

Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person.

AudioUse in library *LDC 28838 [CD. Service copy]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

Details

Additional Authors
  • Bücher, Georg, 1813-1837.
  • Clark, Graham, 1941-
  • Hornik, Gottfried
  • Kaasch, Donald
  • Behrens, Hildegard
  • White, Wendy
  • McIntyre, Donald, 1934-
  • King, James, 1925-2005.
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Hamilton, David, 1957-
  • Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
  • Reese, Irwin
  • Hanriot, John
  • Pagano, Paul
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-
  • Blegen, Judith
  • McNally, Terrence
  • Robinson, Francis, 1910-
  • Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
3 sound discs (139 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 6, 1990]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Met moments (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:33:57 (synopses and features) ; 1:45:35 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (3 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Graham Clark (The Captain) ; Gottfried Hornik (Wozzeck) ; Donald Kaasch (Andres) ; Hildegard Behrens (Marie) ; Wendy White (Margret) ; Donald McIntyre (Doctor) ; James King (Drum major) ; James Courtney (First apprentice) ; David Hamilton (Second apprentice) ; Andrea Velis (Fool) ; Irwin Reese (Soldier) ; John Hanriot (A townsman) ; Paul Pagano (Marie's child) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 6, 1990.
Reproduction (note)
  • Preservation copy (2 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 561 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in German.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Wozzeck (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 ; Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Peter Allen) -- CD 3. Introduction (Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Terrence McNally) ; Met moments (Francis Robinson, host, with Marian Anderson) ; Synopsis of Wozzeck (Allen).
Call Number
*LDC 28838
OCLC
NYPG92-R349
Author
Berg, Alban, 1885-1935.
Title
Wozzeck [sound recording] : opera in three acts / text and music by Alban Berg, after the drama by Georg Bücher.
Playing Time
003357 014535
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 6, 1990]
Cast
Graham Clark (The Captain) ; Gottfried Hornik (Wozzeck) ; Donald Kaasch (Andres) ; Hildegard Behrens (Marie) ; Wendy White (Margret) ; Donald McIntyre (Doctor) ; James King (Drum major) ; James Courtney (First apprentice) ; David Hamilton (Second apprentice) ; Andrea Velis (Fool) ; Irwin Reese (Soldier) ; John Hanriot (A townsman) ; Paul Pagano (Marie's child) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1992, 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. 54, no. 8 (Jan. 6, 1990).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 6, 1990.
Reproduction
Preservation copy (2 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 561 (F)
Language
Sung in German.
Connect to:
Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material
Added Author
Bücher, Georg, 1813-1837. Woyzeck.
Clark, Graham, 1941- Performer
Hornik, Gottfried. Performer
Kaasch, Donald. Performer
Behrens, Hildegard. Performer
White, Wendy. Performer
McIntyre, Donald, 1934- Performer
King, James, 1925-2005. Performer
Courtney, James, 1946- performer
Hamilton, David, 1957- Performer
Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
Reese, Irwin. Performer
Hanriot, John. Performer
Pagano, Paul. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
Blegen, Judith. Commentator
McNally, Terrence. Commentator
Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator
Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Met moments (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 28838 Service copy
*LTCM 561 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 28838
View in Legacy Catalog