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Die Walküre music-drama in three acts from the trilogy, Der Ring des Nibelungen

Title
Die Walküre [sound recording] : music-drama in three acts from the trilogy, Der Ring des Nibelungen / music and libretto by Richard Wagner.
Author
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Frantz, Ferdinand.
  • Thebom, Blanche.
  • Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962.
  • Treptow, Günther.
  • Varnay, Astrid.
  • Vichegonov, Lubomir.
  • Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013.
  • Votipka, Thelma.
  • Jessner, Irene.
  • Browning, Lucielle.
  • Lipton, Martha.
  • Palmer, Jeanne, 1914-
  • Glaz, Hertha, 1908-
  • Madeira, Jean.
  • Stiedry, Fritz.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Sloan, George A.
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  • Ducloux, Walter.
  • Gutman, John.
  • Kolodin, Irving, 1908-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound tape reels (234 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 3, 1951]
Uniform Title
  • Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre
Subject
Operas
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:40:39 (synopses and features) ; 3:14:01 (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)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 3, 1951.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (4 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 381 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in German.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky, host, with George A. Sloan and Milton Cross) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Deems Taylor, host, with Walter Ducloux, John Gutman and Irving Kolodin) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 2. [blank] -- side 3. Prelude ; Act 1 through "Friedmund darf ich nicht heissen" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Act 2 through "Hinweg! Hinweg! fliech die Entweihte!" -- side 6. Act 2 concluded -- side 7. Act 3 through Scene 3 -- side 8. Act 3 concluded ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LT-10 4930
OCLC
NYPG89-R544
Author
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Title
Die Walküre [sound recording] : music-drama in three acts from the trilogy, Der Ring des Nibelungen / music and libretto by Richard Wagner.
Playing Time
4039 31401
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 3, 1951]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 3, 1951]
Performer
Ferdinand Frantz (Wotan) ; Blanche Thebom (Fricka) ; Kirsten Flagstad (Brünnhilde) ; Gunther Treptow (Siegmund) ; Astrid Varnay (Sieglinde) ; Lubomir Vichegonov (Hunding) ; Regina Resnik (Helmwige) ; Thelma Votipka (Gerhilde) ; Irene Jessner (Ortlinde) ; Lucielle Browning (Rossweisse) ; Martha Lipton (Grimgerde) ; Jeanne Palmer (Waltraute) ; Herta Glaz (Siegrune) ; Jean Madeira (Schwertleite) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fritz Stiedry, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (8 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 15, no. 15 (Jan. 29, 1951).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 3, 1951.
Reproduction
Service copy (4 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 381 (F)
Language
Sung in German.
Added Author
Frantz, Ferdinand. Performer
Thebom, Blanche. Performer
Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962. Performer
Treptow, Günther. Performer
Varnay, Astrid. Performer
Vichegonov, Lubomir. Performer
Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013. Performer
Votipka, Thelma. Performer
Jessner, Irene. Performer
Browning, Lucielle. Performer
Lipton, Martha. Performer
Palmer, Jeanne, 1914- Performer
Glaz, Hertha, 1908- Performer
Madeira, Jean. Performer
Stiedry, Fritz. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Sloan, George A. Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Gutman, John. Commentator
Kolodin, Irving, 1908- 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
*LT-10 4930 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 381 (F)
*LTCM 381 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 4930.
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