Research Catalog
Elektra opera in one act
- Title
- Elektra [sound recording] : opera in one act / music by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
- Author
- Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
Details
- Additional Authors
- Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929.
- Höngen, Elisabeth, 1906-
- Varnay, Astrid.
- Wegener, Walburga.
- Svanholm, Set.
- Schöffler, Paul, 1897-
- Pernerstorfer, Alois, 1912-
- Madeira, Jean.
- Lenchner, Paula.
- Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
- Vichegonov, Lubomir.
- Votipka, Thelma.
- Lipton, Martha.
- Glaz, Hertha, 1908-
- Miller, Mildred, 1924-
- Amara, Lucine.
- Warner, Genevieve.
- Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963.
- Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
- Goldovsky, Boris.
- Althouse, Paul, 1889-1954.
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
- Description
- 3 sound tape reels (145 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
- Series Statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 23, 1952]
- Uniform Title
- Opera news on the air (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: 0:35:11 (synopses and features) ; 1:50:12 (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)
- Elisabeth Hoengen (Klytaemnestra) ; Astrid Varnay (Elektra) ; Walburga Wegner (Chrysothemis) ; Set Svanholm (Aegisth) ; Paul Schoeffler (Orest) ; Alois Pernerstorfer (The guardian of Orest) ; Jean Madeira (The confidant) ; Paula Lenchner (The trainbearer) ; Paul Franke (A young servant) ; Lubomir Vichegonov (An old servant) ; Thelma Votipka (Overseer of the servants) ; Martha Lipton, Herta Glaz, Mildred Miller, Lucine Amara and Genevieve Warner (Five serving women) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fritz Reiner, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
- Event (note)
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 23, 1952.
- Reproduction (note)
- Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 361 (F)
- Language (note)
- Sung in German.
- Contents
- side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Elektra (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky, host, with Paul Althouse) -- side 2. Opera news concluded -- side 3. "Wo bleibt Elektra?" through "Lasst mich allein mit ihr" -- side 4. "Ich habe keine guten Nächte" through "Wie stark du bist!" -- side 5. "Nun denn, allein" through "Scheig', und tanze! Alle müssen herbei" -- side 6. Broadcast concluded.
- Call Number
- *LT-10 4910
- OCLC
- NYPG89-R212
- Author
- Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
- Title
- Elektra [sound recording] : opera in one act / music by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
- Playing Time
- 003511 015012
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 23, 1952]Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 23, 1952]
- Cast
- Elisabeth Hoengen (Klytaemnestra) ; Astrid Varnay (Elektra) ; Walburga Wegner (Chrysothemis) ; Set Svanholm (Aegisth) ; Paul Schoeffler (Orest) ; Alois Pernerstorfer (The guardian of Orest) ; Jean Madeira (The confidant) ; Paula Lenchner (The trainbearer) ; Paul Franke (A young servant) ; Lubomir Vichegonov (An old servant) ; Thelma Votipka (Overseer of the servants) ; Martha Lipton, Herta Glaz, Mildred Miller, Lucine Amara and Genevieve Warner (Five serving women) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fritz Reiner, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
- Indexed In:
- Opera news, v. 16, no. 16 (Feb. 18, 1952).
- Event
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 23, 1952.
- Original Version
- Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in May. 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (6 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
- Reproduction
- Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 361 (F)
- Language
- Sung in German.
- Added Author
- Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929. LibrettistHöngen, Elisabeth, 1906- PerformerVarnay, Astrid. PerformerWegener, Walburga. PerformerSvanholm, Set. PerformerSchöffler, Paul, 1897- PerformerPernerstorfer, Alois, 1912- PerformerMadeira, Jean. PerformerLenchner, Paula. PerformerFranke, Paul, 1917-2011. PerformerVichegonov, Lubomir. PerformerVotipka, Thelma. PerformerLipton, Martha. PerformerGlaz, Hertha, 1908- PerformerMiller, Mildred, 1924- PerformerAmara, Lucine. PerformerWarner, Genevieve. PerformerReiner, Fritz, 1888-1963. ConductorCross, Milton, 1897-1975. CommentatorGoldovsky, Boris. CommentatorAlthouse, Paul, 1889-1954. CommentatorMetropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Added Title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
- *LT-10 4910 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 361 (F)*LTCM 361 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 4910.