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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.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2002]

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Additional Authors
  • Bampton, Rose.
  • Traubel, Helen.
  • Thorborg, Kerstin, 1896-1970.
  • Melchior, Lauritz.
  • Janssen, Herbert.
  • Kipnis, Alexander, 1891-1978.
  • Hober, Beal.
  • Votipka, Thelma.
  • Jessner, Irene.
  • Browning, Lucielle.
  • Lipton, Martha.
  • Palmer, Jeanne, 1914-
  • Glaz, Herta, 1908-2006.
  • Harshaw, Margaret.
  • Szell, George, 1897-1970.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
  • MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982.
  • Downes, Olin, 1886-1955.
  • Bagar, Robert C.
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  • Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 2, 1944.
Uniform Title
  • Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre
  • Opera victory rally (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre
Subject
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Subtitle from house program.
  • Durations: 39:01 (announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 3:12:53 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Rose Bampton (Sieglinde) ; Helen Traubel (Brünnhilde) ; Kerstin Thorborg (Fricka) ; Lauritz Melchior (Siegmund) ; Herbert Janssen (Wotan) ; Alexander Kipnis (Hunding) ; Thelma Votipka (Gerhilde) ; Irene Jessner (Ortlinde) ; Lucielle Browning (Rossweisse) ; Martha Lipton (Grimgerde) ; Jeanne Palmer (Waltraute) ; Hertha Glaz (Siegrune) ; Margaret Harshaw (Schwertleite) ; George Szell, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 2, 1944.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in German.
Contents
CD 1. Opening remarks and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Opera victory rally (Mrs. August Belmont, rally chairman, introduces Archibald MacLeish) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Opera forum quiz (Olin Downes questions Robert Bagar, George Marek, and Sigmund Spaeth) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 32711
OCLC
NYPG04-R309
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.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2002]
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 2, 1944.
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 2, 1944.
Cast
Rose Bampton (Sieglinde) ; Helen Traubel (Brünnhilde) ; Kerstin Thorborg (Fricka) ; Lauritz Melchior (Siegmund) ; Herbert Janssen (Wotan) ; Alexander Kipnis (Hunding) ; Thelma Votipka (Gerhilde) ; Irene Jessner (Ortlinde) ; Lucielle Browning (Rossweisse) ; Martha Lipton (Grimgerde) ; Jeanne Palmer (Waltraute) ; Hertha Glaz (Siegrune) ; Margaret Harshaw (Schwertleite) ; George Szell, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 9 (Nov. 27, 1944).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 2, 1944.
Language
Sung in German.
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Added Author
Bampton, Rose. Performer
Traubel, Helen. Performer
Thorborg, Kerstin, 1896-1970. Performer
Melchior, Lauritz. Performer
Janssen, Herbert. Performer
Kipnis, Alexander, 1891-1978. Performer
Hober, Beal. Performer
Votipka, Thelma. Performer
Jessner, Irene. Performer
Browning, Lucielle. Performer
Lipton, Martha. Performer
Palmer, Jeanne, 1914- Performer
Glaz, Herta, 1908-2006. Performer
Harshaw, Margaret. Performer
Szell, George, 1897-1970. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- Commentator
MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982. Commentator
Downes, Olin, 1886-1955. Commentator
Bagar, Robert C. Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera victory rally (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 32711
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