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Title

Les contes d'Hoffmann : radio broadcast, 2005-1-15 [sound recording] : opera in three acts, prologue and epilogue / Jacques Offenbach ; libretto by Jules Bariber and Michel Carré, founded on stories of E.T.A. Hoffmann.

Author

Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
• Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
• Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
• Gedda, Nicolai.
• Dobbs, Matiwilda.
• Elias, Rosalind.
• Amara, Lucine.
• Vanni, Helen.
• London, George, 1920-1985.
• Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
• Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
• Scott, Norman, 1921-1968
• Dunn, Mignon.
• De Paolis, Alessio.
• Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
• Marsh, Calvin.
• Morel, Jean, 1903-1975.
• Juntwait, Margaret.
• Bensolibtech
• Robinson, Francis, 1910-
• Levine, James, 1943-2021.
• Guzelimian, Ara.
• Chan, David (Violinist)
• Cobb, Timothy.
• Parloff, Michael.
• Ognibene, James.
• Landsdman, Julie (Horn player)
• Horowitz, Richard, 1924-
• Marx, Robert.
• Taymor, Julie, 1952-
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

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

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 15, 2005]

Uniform Title

• Contes d'Hoffmann
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Biographies in music (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Contes d'Hoffmann

Subjects

• London, George, 1920-1985
• Operas
• Gedda, Nicolai
• Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Durations: 2:27:13 (Opera) ; 1:02:15 (Introduction, synopses, and intermission features).
• Compact discs.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• Mattiwilda Dobbs (Olympia) ; Rosalind Elias (Giulietta) ; Lucine Amara (Antonia) ; Helen Vanni (Nicklausse) ; Nicolai Gedda (Hoffmann) ; George London (Lindorf, Coppélius, Dappertutto, Dr. Miracle) ; Alessio De Paolis (Andrés, Cochenille, Pitichinaccio, Frantz) ; Paul Franke (Spalanzani) ; Clifford Harvuot (Schlemil) ; Norman Scott (Crespel) ; Mignon Dunn (mother's voice) ; Nancy King (Stella) ; George Cehanovsky (Luther) ; Robert Nagy (Nathanael) ; Calvin Marsh (Hermann) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Jean Morel, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• The Metropolitan Opera House was in the dark for a two week hiatus in January 2005. This was a rebroadcast of a performance that was earlier broadcast on February 7, 1959. The intermission features were broadcast live on January 15, 2005.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in French.

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and Synopsis of Act 1 (Margaret Juntwait) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Opera news on the air (Ken Benson in a tribute to Nicolai Gedda and George London) ; Biographies in music (Francis Robinson interviews Marian Anderson) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Juntwait) ; Act 2 -- CD 3. James Levine talks with musicians, part 1 (Ara Guzelimian, moderator, with David Chan, Timothy Cobb, Michael Parloff, James Ognibene, Julie Landsman, and Richard Horowitz) ; Robert Marx prodction notes on Die Zauberflöte with Julie Taymor -- CD 4. Synopsis of Act 3 (Juntwait) ; Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Juntwait).

Call Number

*LDC 38197

OCLC

NYPG05-R10197

Author

Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.

Title

Les contes d'Hoffmann : radio broadcast, 2005-1-15 [sound recording] : opera in three acts, prologue and epilogue / Jacques Offenbach ; libretto by Jules Bariber and Michel Carré, founded on stories of E.T.A. Hoffmann.

Series

Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 15, 2005]

Cast

Mattiwilda Dobbs (Olympia) ; Rosalind Elias (Giulietta) ; Lucine Amara (Antonia) ; Helen Vanni (Nicklausse) ; Nicolai Gedda (Hoffmann) ; George London (Lindorf, Coppélius, Dappertutto, Dr. Miracle) ; Alessio De Paolis (Andrés, Cochenille, Pitichinaccio, Frantz) ; Paul Franke (Spalanzani) ; Clifford Harvuot (Schlemil) ; Norman Scott (Crespel) ; Mignon Dunn (mother's voice) ; Nancy King (Stella) ; George Cehanovsky (Luther) ; Robert Nagy (Nathanael) ; Calvin Marsh (Hermann) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Jean Morel, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 69, no. 7 (January 2005).

Event

The Metropolitan Opera House was in the dark for a two week hiatus in January 2005. This was a rebroadcast of a performance that was earlier broadcast on February 7, 1959. The intermission features were broadcast live on January 15, 2005.

Language

Sung in French.

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Added Author

Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. Librettist

Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist

Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.

Gedda, Nicolai. Performer

Dobbs, Matiwilda. Performer

Elias, Rosalind. Performer

Amara, Lucine. Performer

Vanni, Helen. Performer

London, George, 1920-1985. Performer

Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer

Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer

Scott, Norman, 1921-1968 Performer

Dunn, Mignon. Performer

De Paolis, Alessio. Performer

Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer

Marsh, Calvin. Performer

Morel, Jean, 1903-1975. Conductor

Juntwait, Margaret. Commentator

Bensolibtech Commentator

Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator

Levine, James, 1943-2021. Commentator

Guzelimian, Ara. Commentator

Chan, David (Violinist) Commentator

Cobb, Timothy. Commentator

Parloff, Michael. Commentator

Ognibene, James. Commentator

Landsdman, Julie (Horn player) Commentator

Horowitz, Richard, 1924- Commentator

Marx, Robert.

Taymor, Julie, 1952- Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Biographies in music (Radio program)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 38197