Research Catalog

Title

Fledermaus [sound recording] : operetta in three acts / music by Johann Strauss ; new English lyrics by Howard Dietz ; new English text by Garson Kanin ; adapted from the libretto by Haffner and Genée.

Author

Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Haffner, C. (Carl), 1804-1874.
• Genée, Richard, 1823-1895.
• Kanin, Garson, 1912-1999.
• Dietz, Howard, 1896-1983.
• Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983.
• Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013.
• Munsel, Patrice, 1925-
• Karnilova, Maria.
• Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969.
• Thebom, Blanche.
• Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
• Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
• Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
• Mann, Jack (Singer)
• Ormandy, Eugene, 1899-1985.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Goldovsky, Boris.
• Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993.
• Giannini, Vittorio, 1903-1966.
• Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
• Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
• Ducloux, Walter.
• Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

4 sound tape reels (196 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 22, 1951]

Uniform Title

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

Alternative Title

Fledermaus.

Subject

• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
• Durations: 0:45:04 (synopses and features) ; 2:31:27 (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)

• Charles Kullman (Eisenstein) ; Regina Resnik (Rosalinda) ; Patrice Munsel (Adele) ; Maria Karnilova (Ida) ; Brian Sullivan (Alfred) ; Blanche Thebom (Prince Orlofsky) ; John Brownlee (Dr. Falke) ; Clifford Harvuot (Frank) ; Paul Franke (Dr. Blind) ; Jack Mann (Frosch) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Eugene Ormandy, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 22, 1951.

Reproduction (note)

• Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 352 (F)

Language (note)

• Sung in English.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky, host, with Erich Leinsdorf and Vittorio Giannini) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with Sigmund Spaeth, Walter Ducloux and Deems Taylor) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 2. [blank] -- side 3. Overture and act 1 through "Come with me" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded ; Act 2 through "Somedays you're lonely" -- side 5. Act 2 concluded -- side 6. Entr'acte and act 3.

Call Number

*LTCM 352 (F)

OCLC

NYPG89-R203

Author

Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.

Title

Fledermaus [sound recording] : operetta in three acts / music by Johann Strauss ; new English lyrics by Howard Dietz ; new English text by Garson Kanin ; adapted from the libretto by Haffner and Genée.

Playing Time

004504 023127

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 22, 1951]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 22, 1951]

Cast

Charles Kullman (Eisenstein) ; Regina Resnik (Rosalinda) ; Patrice Munsel (Adele) ; Maria Karnilova (Ida) ; Brian Sullivan (Alfred) ; Blanche Thebom (Prince Orlofsky) ; John Brownlee (Dr. Falke) ; Clifford Harvuot (Frank) ; Paul Franke (Dr. Blind) ; Jack Mann (Frosch) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Eugene Ormandy, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Original Version

Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in May. 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (7 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 16, no. 7 (Dec. 17, 1951).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 22, 1951.

Reproduction

Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 352 (F)

Language

Sung in English.

Added Author

Haffner, C. (Carl), 1804-1874. Librettist

Genée, Richard, 1823-1895. Librettist

Kanin, Garson, 1912-1999. Librettist

Dietz, Howard, 1896-1983. Librettist

Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983. Performer

Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013. Performer

Munsel, Patrice, 1925- Performer

Karnilova, Maria. Performer

Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969. Performer

Thebom, Blanche. Performer

Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Performer

Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer

Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer

Mann, Jack (Singer) Performer

Ormandy, Eugene, 1899-1985. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator

Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993. Commentator

Giannini, Vittorio, 1903-1966. Commentator

Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator

Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator

Ducloux, Walter. Commentator

Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. 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

*LTCM 352 (F) [Cassette service copy] Production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 4901.