Research Catalog

Title

The merry widow [sound recording] : operetta in three acts / Franz Lehár ; libretto by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein after Henri Meilhac's play, L'attaché d'ambassade ; English translation by Martin Crimp.

Author

Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948.

Publication

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2004.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Léon, Viktor, 1860-1940.
• Stein, Leo, 1861-1921.
• Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
• Crimp, Martin, 1956-
• Graham, Susan, 1960-
• Pulley, Emily Ann
• Groves, Paul (Tenor)
• Skovhus, Bo, 1962-
• Courtney, James, 1946-
• Greenlaw, Ian
• Gonzales, Yvonne
• Eddy, Sandra Piques
• Shaulis, Jane
• Valdes, Eduardo (Tenor)
• Orth, Robert (Baritone)
• Laciura, Anthony
• Smith, Roy Cornelius
• Hammons, Thomas
• Nonnemacher, Anne
• Alexander, Lori
• Sheppard, Stephanie Ann
• Fittro, Stephanie
• Tibbitts, Michele
• Shields, Kathleen (Singer)
• Lee, Allison Thomas
• Petrenko, Kirill
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
• Marx, Robert
• Benson, Ken (Ken G.)
• Wagner, Alan, 1931-2007.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

3 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

ChevronTexaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 27, 2004.

Uniform Title

• Lustige Witwe. English
• Record collectors' roundtable (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Lustige Witwe.

Subject

• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Subtitle from house program.
• Durations: 48:50 (announcements, synopses and intermission feature) ; 1:55:46 (opera).
• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• Susan Graham (Hanna Glawari) ; Emily Pulley (Valencienne) ; Paul Groves (Camille de Rosillon) ; Bo Skovhus (Count Danilo Danilowitsch) ; Ian Greenlaw (Vicomte Cascada) ; James Courtney (Baron Mirko Zeta) ; Yvonne Gonzales Redman (Sylviane) ; Sandra Piques Eddy (Olga) ; Jane Shaulis (Praskowia) ; Eduardo Valdes (Raoul de Sty. Brioche) ; Robert Orth (Kromow) ; Anthony Laciura (Njegus) ; Roy Cornelius Smith (Bogdonowitsch) ; Thomas Hammons (Pritschitsch) ; Anne Nonnemacher (Woman) ; Lori Alexander (Lolo) ; Stephanie Ann Sheppard (Dodo) ; Stephanie Fittro (Jou-Jou) ; Michele Tibbitts (Frou-Frou) ; Kathleen Shields (Clo-Clo) ; Allison Thomas Lee (margot) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Kirill Petrenko, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 27, 2004.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in English.

Contents

CD 1. Tone ; Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) ; Record Collectors' Roundtable (Robert Marx, moderator, with Ken Benson and Alan Wagner) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen).

Call Number

*LDC 35343

OCLC

NYPG04-R410

Author

Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948.

Title

The merry widow [sound recording] : operetta in three acts / Franz Lehár ; libretto by Viktor Léon and Leo Stein after Henri Meilhac's play, L'attaché d'ambassade ; English translation by Martin Crimp.

Imprint

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2004.

Series

ChevronTexaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 27, 2004.

ChevronTexaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 27, 2004.

Cast

Susan Graham (Hanna Glawari) ; Emily Pulley (Valencienne) ; Paul Groves (Camille de Rosillon) ; Bo Skovhus (Count Danilo Danilowitsch) ; Ian Greenlaw (Vicomte Cascada) ; James Courtney (Baron Mirko Zeta) ; Yvonne Gonzales Redman (Sylviane) ; Sandra Piques Eddy (Olga) ; Jane Shaulis (Praskowia) ; Eduardo Valdes (Raoul de Sty. Brioche) ; Robert Orth (Kromow) ; Anthony Laciura (Njegus) ; Roy Cornelius Smith (Bogdonowitsch) ; Thomas Hammons (Pritschitsch) ; Anne Nonnemacher (Woman) ; Lori Alexander (Lolo) ; Stephanie Ann Sheppard (Dodo) ; Stephanie Fittro (Jou-Jou) ; Michele Tibbitts (Frou-Frou) ; Kathleen Shields (Clo-Clo) ; Allison Thomas Lee (margot) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Kirill Petrenko, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 68, no. 7 (Jan. 2004).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 27, 2004.

Language

Sung in English.

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Added Author

Léon, Viktor, 1860-1940. Librettist

Stein, Leo, 1861-1921. Librettist

Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Attaché d'ambassade.

Crimp, Martin, 1956- Translator

Graham, Susan, 1960- Performer

Pulley, Emily Ann. Performer

Groves, Paul (Tenor)

Skovhus, Bo, 1962- Performer

Courtney, James, 1946- performer

Greenlaw, Ian. Performer

Gonzales, Yvonne. Performer

Eddy, Sandra Piques. Performer

Shaulis, Jane. Performer

Valdes, Eduardo (Tenor) Performer

Orth, Robert (Baritone)

Laciura, Anthony. Performer

Smith, Roy Cornelius. Performer

Hammons, Thomas. Performer

Nonnemacher, Anne. Performer

Alexander, Lori. Performer

Sheppard, Stephanie Ann. Performer

Fittro, Stephanie. Performer

Tibbitts, Michele. Performer

Shields, Kathleen (Singer)

Lee, Allison Thomas. Performer

Petrenko, Kirill. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Marx, Robert. Commentator

Benson, Ken (Ken G.) Commentator

Wagner, Alan, 1931-2007. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Record collectors' roundtable (Radio program)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 35343