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Fidelio opera in two acts

Title
Fidelio [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Ludwig van Beethoven ; libretto by Josef Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke.
Author
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.

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Additional Authors
  • Sonnleithner, Josef Ferdinand, 1766-1836.
  • Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1776-1842.
  • Schade, Michael.
  • Donath, Helen.
  • Rootering, Jan-Hendrik, 1950-
  • Evans, Anne.
  • Hale, Robert, 1933-
  • Groves, Paul, (Tenor)
  • Short, Kevin.
  • Heppner, Ben.
  • Held, Alan, 1959-
  • Michael, Hermann.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Ames, Alison, 1945-
  • Osborne, Charles, 1927-2017.
  • Mansouri, Lofti.
  • Robinson, Francis, 1910-
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound discs (171 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 18, 1993]
Uniform Title
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Met moments (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Operas
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Durations: 0:31:34 (synopses and features) ; 2:20:00 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 729 (F).
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 18, 1993.
Reproduction (note)
  • Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 729 (F)
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in German.
Contents
CD 1. Act 1 ; CD 2. Act 2 ; Closing remarks (Peter Allen) -- CD 3. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Alison Ames, Charles Osborne and Lofti Mansouri) ; Met Moments (Francis Robinson) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen).
Call Number
*LDC 33903
OCLC
NYPG95-R606
Author
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Title
Fidelio [sound recording] : opera in two acts / music by Ludwig van Beethoven ; libretto by Josef Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke.
Playing Time
003134 022000
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 18, 1993]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 18, 1993]
Performer
Michael Schade (Jacquino) ; Helen Donath (Marzelline) ; Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Rocco) ; Anne Evans (Leonore) ; Robert Hale (Don Pizarro) ; Paul Groves (First Prisoner) ; Kevin Short (Second Prisoner) ; Ben Heppner (Florestan) ; Alan Held (Don Fernando) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Hermann Michael, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 58, no. 6 (Dec. 11, 1993).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 18, 1993.
Original Version
Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1995, from borrowed masters (2 tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 729 (F)
Language
Sung in German.
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Added Author
Sonnleithner, Josef Ferdinand, 1766-1836. Librettist
Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1776-1842. Librettist
Schade, Michael. Performer
Donath, Helen. Performer
Rootering, Jan-Hendrik, 1950- Performer
Evans, Anne. Performer
Hale, Robert, 1933- Performer
Groves, Paul, (Tenor) Performer
Short, Kevin. Performer
Heppner, Ben. Performer
Held, Alan, 1959- Performer
Michael, Hermann. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Ames, Alison, 1945- Commentator
Osborne, Charles, 1927-2017. Commentator
Mansouri, Lofti. Commentator
Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Met moments (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 33903 Service copy.
*LT-10-A 1582 Master tape. Request service copy in *LDC 33903.
*LTCM 729 F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 33903.
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