Research Catalog

Title

The warrior [sound recording] : opera in one act / music by Bernard Rogers ; libretto by Norman Corwin. Hansel and Gretel : opera in two acts / music by Engelbert Humperdinck ; libretto by Adelheid Wette.

Author

Rogers, Bernard, 1893-1968.

Publication

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Corwin, Norman, 1910-2011.
• Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921.
• Wette, Adelheid, 1858-1916.
• Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013.
• Harrell, Mack
• Schon, Kenneth
• Jordan, Irene, 1919-2016.
• Marlowe, Anthony
• Knight, Felix
• Baker, John, 1911-
• Hawkins, Osie
• Garris, John, 1911-1949.
• Hayward, Thomas, 1921-
• Hargrave, William (Bass)
• Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995.
• Stevens, Risë, 1913-
• Conner, Nadine
• Turner, Claramae, 1920-
• Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
• Votipka, Thelma
• Browning, Lucielle
• Raymondi, Lillian
• Stiedry, Fritz
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Johnson, Edward, 1878-1959.
• Downes, Olin, 1886-1955.
• Bagar, Robert C.
• Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
• Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
• Goldovsky, Boris
• Mario, Queena, 1896-1951.
• Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
• 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 Broadcast ; [broadcast of January 11, 1947]

Uniform Title

• Warrior
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Warrior

Subject

• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Durations: 57:57 (The warrior) ; 1:43:12 (Hansel and Gretel) ; 1:25:33 (Introduction, synopses, and intermission features)
• House program on file in Music Division.
• Compact discs.

Performer (note)

• In 1st work: Regina Resnik (Delilah) ; Mack Harrell (Samson) ; Kenneth Schon (Officer) ; Irene Jordan (Boy) ; Anthony Marlowe, Felix Knight, John Baker, Osie Hawkins (Philistine lords) ; John Garris, Thomas Hayward, William Hargrave (Captains) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Max Rudolf, conductor.
• In 2d work: Risë Stevens (Hänsel) ; Nadine Conner (Gretel) ; Claramae Turner (Gertrud) ; John Brownlee (Peter) ; Thelma Votipka (Witch) ; Lucielle Browning (Sandman) ; Lillian Raymondi (Dew fairy) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra : Fritz Stiedry, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast fom the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 11, 1947.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in English.

Contents

CD 1. Synopsis of The warrior (Milton Cross) ; The warrior -- CD 2. Hansel and Gretel, Act 1 -- CD 3. Hansel and Gretel, Act 2 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Introduction (Cross) ; Pre-curtain feature (Norman Corwin, Bernard Rogers, and Edward Johnson discuss The warrior) ; Synopsis of The warrior (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Olin Downes questions Robert Bagar, Sigmund Spaeth, and Deems Taylor) ; Synopsis of Hansel and Gretel, Act 1 (Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky speaks with Queena Mario and Bernard Rogers ; Mrs. August Belmont speaks about the Guild) ; Synopsis of Hansel and Gretel, Act 2 (Cross).

Call Number

*LDC 32505

OCLC

NYPG05-R10099

Author

Rogers, Bernard, 1893-1968.

Title

The warrior [sound recording] : opera in one act / music by Bernard Rogers ; libretto by Norman Corwin. Hansel and Gretel : opera in two acts / music by Engelbert Humperdinck ; libretto by Adelheid Wette.

Imprint

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of January 11, 1947]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of January 11, 1947]

Cast

In 1st work: Regina Resnik (Delilah) ; Mack Harrell (Samson) ; Kenneth Schon (Officer) ; Irene Jordan (Boy) ; Anthony Marlowe, Felix Knight, John Baker, Osie Hawkins (Philistine lords) ; John Garris, Thomas Hayward, William Hargrave (Captains) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Max Rudolf, conductor.

In 2d work: Risë Stevens (Hänsel) ; Nadine Conner (Gretel) ; Claramae Turner (Gertrud) ; John Brownlee (Peter) ; Thelma Votipka (Witch) ; Lucielle Browning (Sandman) ; Lillian Raymondi (Dew fairy) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra : Fritz Stiedry, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event

Live broadcast fom the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 11, 1947.

Language

Sung in English.

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Added Author

Corwin, Norman, 1910-2011. Librettist. Commentator

Humperdinck, Engelbert, 1854-1921. Hänsel und Gretel. English.

Wette, Adelheid, 1858-1916. Librettist

Resnik, Regina, 1922-2013. Performer

Harrell, Mack. Performer

Schon, Kenneth. Performer

Jordan, Irene, 1919-2016. Performer

Marlowe, Anthony. Performer

Knight, Felix. Performer

Baker, John, 1911- Performer

Hawkins, Osie. Performer

Garris, John, 1911-1949. Performer

Hayward, Thomas, 1921- Performer

Hargrave, William (Bass) Performer

Rudolf, Max, 1902-1995. Conductor

Stevens, Risë, 1913- Performer

Conner, Nadine. Performer

Turner, Claramae, 1920- Performer

Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Performer

Votipka, Thelma. Performer

Browning, Lucielle. Performer

Raymondi, Lillian. Performer

Stiedry, Fritz. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Johnson, Edward, 1878-1959. Commentator

Downes, Olin, 1886-1955. Performer

Rogers, Bernard, 1893-1968. Commentator

Bagar, Robert C. Commentator

Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator

Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator

Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator

Mario, Queena, 1896-1951. Commentator

Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 32505