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Hansel and Gretel fairy-tale opera in two acts (three scenes)

Title
Hansel and Gretel [sound recording] : fairy-tale opera in two acts (three scenes) / music by Engelbert Humperdinck ; libretto by Adelheid Wette, based on the fairy-tale by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm ; English text by Norman Kelley.
Author
Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921.

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Additional Authors
  • Wette, Adelheid, 1858-1916.
  • Kelley, Norman.
  • Elias, Rosalind.
  • Stratas, Teresa.
  • Dönch, Karl.
  • Walker, William, 1931-
  • Chookasian, Lili.
  • Sukis, Lilian.
  • Armstrong, Karan, 1941-
  • Allers, Franz.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999.
  • Manski, Dorothee.
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  • Gray, Charles (Singer)
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • De Schauensee, Max.
  • Ducloux, Walter.
  • Merrill, Nathaniel.
  • Woitach, Richard.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound cassettes (149 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 23, 1967]
Uniform Title
  • Hänsel und Gretel. English.
  • Deutsche Sagen.
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Hänsel und Gretel.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Titles from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:53:00 (synopses and features) ; 1:36:00 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 23, 1967.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : mono., Dolby-B processed) available in *LTCM 269 (F).
Language (note)
  • Sung in English.
Contents
side 1. Introduction (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: 1956 recording of recollections of first complete Metropolitan Opera broadcast (Clifton Fadiman, Dorothee Manski, Deems Taylor, Charles Gray and Milton Cross) ; Synopsis of act 1 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Max de Schauensee, Walter Ducloux, Nathaniel Merrill and Richard Woitach) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1, scene 1 ; Witches' ride -- side 4. Act 1, scene 2 -- side 5. Act 2 ; Closing remarks (Cross)
Call Number
*LTCM 269 (F)
OCLC
NYPG87-R271
Author
Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921.
Title
Hansel and Gretel [sound recording] : fairy-tale opera in two acts (three scenes) / music by Engelbert Humperdinck ; libretto by Adelheid Wette, based on the fairy-tale by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm ; English text by Norman Kelley.
Playing Time
005300 013600
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 23, 1967]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 23, 1967]
Performer
Rosalind Elias (Hansel) ; Teresa Stratas (Gretel) ; Karl Doench (Witch) ; Lili Chookasian (Gertrude) ; William Walker (Peter) ; Lilian Sukis (Sandman) ; Karan Armstrong (Dewfairy) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Franz Allers, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Sep. 1987, from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 32, no. 8 (Dec. 23, 1967).
Event
Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 23, 1967.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : mono., Dolby-B processed) available in *LTCM 269 (F).
Language
Sung in English.
Added Author
Wette, Adelheid, 1858-1916. Librettist
Kelley, Norman. Translator
Elias, Rosalind. Performer
Stratas, Teresa. Performer
Dönch, Karl. Performer
Walker, William, 1931- Performer
Chookasian, Lili. Performer
Sukis, Lilian. Performer
Armstrong, Karan, 1941- Performer
Allers, Franz. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999. Commentator
Manski, Dorothee. Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Gray, Charles (Singer) Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
De Schauensee, Max. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Merrill, Nathaniel. Commentator
Woitach, Richard. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Deutsche Sagen.
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 269 (F) Production notes in listening room.
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