Research Catalog

Title

Fidelio [sound recording] : opera in two acts / Ludwig van Beethoven ; libretto by Josef Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke.

Author

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Sonnleithner, Josef Ferdinand, 1766-1835.
• Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1778-1842.
• Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962.
• Maison, René, 1895-1962.
• Huehn, Julius.
• Janssen, Herbert.
• Kipnis, Alexander, 1891-1978.
• Farell, Marita.
• Laufkoetter, Karl.
• Darcy, Emery.
• Gurney, John, 1902-1997.
• Walter, Bruno, 1876-1962.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Bampton, Rose.
• Jagel, Frederick.
• Smith, Carleton Sprague, 1905-1994.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

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

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

• Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Feb. 22, 1941
• Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Feb. 22, 1941.

Uniform Title

• Fidelio
• Opera question forum (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Fidelio

Subject

Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
• Compact discs.
• Durations: 2:18:22 (opera) ; 0:38:04 (synopses and features).
• House program available from the Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news, (Feb. 17, 1941).

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 22, 1941.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in German.

Contents

Disc 1. Act 1 -- Disc 2. Act 2 ; Closing remarks (Milton Cross) -- Disc 3. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Cross) ; Opera question forum: (Cross questions Rose Bampton, Frederick Jagel, and Carleton S. Smith) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross)

Call Number

*LDC 33002

OCLC

NYPG05-R10104

Author

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.

Title

Fidelio [sound recording] : opera in two acts / Ludwig van Beethoven ; libretto by Josef Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke.

Playing Time

021822 003804

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Feb. 22, 1941

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Feb. 22, 1941.

Performer

Kirsten Flagstad (Leonore) ; René Maison (Florestan) ; Julius Huehn (Don Pizzaro) ; Herbert Janssen (Don Fernando) ; Alexander Kipnis (Rocco) ; Marita Farell (Marzelline) ; Karl Laufkötter (Jacquino) ; Emery Darcy (First Prisoner) ; John Gurney (Second Prisoner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Bruno Walter, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 22, 1941.

Indexed In:

Opera news, (Feb. 17, 1941).

Language

Sung in German.

Source

Gift; Metropolitan Opera; May 2003.

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Added Author

Sonnleithner, Josef Ferdinand, 1766-1835. Librettist

Treitschke, Georg Friedrich, 1778-1842. Librettist

Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962. Performer

Maison, René, 1895-1962. Performer

Huehn, Julius. Performer

Janssen, Herbert. Performer

Kipnis, Alexander, 1891-1978. Performer

Farell, Marita. Performer

Laufkoetter, Karl. Performer

Darcy, Emery. Performer

Gurney, John, 1902-1997. Performer

Walter, Bruno, 1876-1962. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Bampton, Rose. Commentator

Jagel, Frederick. Commentator

Smith, Carleton Sprague, 1905-1994. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

Added Title

Opera question forum (Radio program)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 33002