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Arabella : a lyrical comedy in three acts

Title
Arabella : radio broadcast, 1955-02-26 [sound recording] : a lyrical comedy in three acts / music by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ; English text by John Gutman.
Author
Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.

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Additional Authors
  • Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929.
  • Gutman, John.
  • Herbert, Ralph.
  • Thebom, Blanche.
  • Steber, Eleanor.
  • Güden, Hilde.
  • London, George, 1920-1985.
  • Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969.
  • Carelli, Gabor.
  • Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
  • Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone)
  • Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017.
  • Votipka, Thelma.
  • Wilkes, Benjamin.
  • Farruggio, Matthew.
  • Marko, Paul.
  • Mayreder, Rudolf.
  • Kempe, Rudolf, 1910-1976.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  • Ducloux, Walter.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound tape reels (214 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 26, 1955]
Uniform Title
  • Arabella. English
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Arabella.
Subject
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:57:36 (synopses and features) ; 2:36:30 (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)
  • Ralph Herbert (Count Waldner) ; Blanche Thebom (Adelaide) ; Eleanor Steber (Arabella) ; Hilde Gueden (Zdenka) ; George London (Mandryka) ; Brian Sullivan (Matteo) ; Gabor Carelli (Count Elemer) ; Clifford Harvuot (Count Domonik) ; Lawrence Davidson (Count Lamoral) ; Roberta Peters (Fiakermilli) ; Thelma Votipka (A fortune teller) ; Benjamin Wilkes (Welko) ; Matthew Farruggio (Djura) ; Paul Marko (Jankel) ; Rudolf Mayreder (A waiter) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Rudolf Kempe, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb, 26, 1955.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 420 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in English.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, Sigmund Spaeth, Walter Ducloux and John Gutman) -- side 2. Opera quiz concluded ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 through "The one who's right for me" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded ; Act 2 through "Our Vienna men!" -- side 5. Act 2 concluded ; Act 3 through "Through the fields and meadows" -- side 6. Act 3 concluded ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LT-10 6086
OCLC
NYPG90-R814
Author
Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.
Title
Arabella : radio broadcast, 1955-02-26 [sound recording] : a lyrical comedy in three acts / music by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal ; English text by John Gutman.
Playing Time
005736 023630
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 26, 1955]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 26, 1955]
Cast
Ralph Herbert (Count Waldner) ; Blanche Thebom (Adelaide) ; Eleanor Steber (Arabella) ; Hilde Gueden (Zdenka) ; George London (Mandryka) ; Brian Sullivan (Matteo) ; Gabor Carelli (Count Elemer) ; Clifford Harvuot (Count Domonik) ; Lawrence Davidson (Count Lamoral) ; Roberta Peters (Fiakermilli) ; Thelma Votipka (A fortune teller) ; Benjamin Wilkes (Welko) ; Matthew Farruggio (Djura) ; Paul Marko (Jankel) ; Rudolf Mayreder (A waiter) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Rudolf Kempe, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 19, no. 16 (Feb. 21, 1955).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb, 26, 1955.
Original Version
Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1990, from aluminum-based acetates (8 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 420 (F)
Language
Sung in English.
Added Author
Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929. Librettist
Gutman, John. Translator
Herbert, Ralph. Performer
Thebom, Blanche. Performer
Steber, Eleanor. Performer
Güden, Hilde. Performer
London, George, 1920-1985. Performer
Sullivan, Brian, 1919-1969. Performer
Carelli, Gabor. Performer
Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone) Performer
Peters, Roberta, 1930-2017. Performer
Votipka, Thelma. Performer
Wilkes, Benjamin. Performer
Farruggio, Matthew. Performer
Marko, Paul. Performer
Mayreder, Rudolf. Performer
Kempe, Rudolf, 1910-1976. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Gutman, John. 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 6086 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 420 (F)
*LTCM 420 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 6086.
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