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Tannhäuser opera in three acts

Title
Tannhäuser [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music and libretto by Richard Wagner.
Author
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

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Additional Authors
  • McCracken, James, 1926-
  • Kubiak, Teresa, 1937-
  • Weikl, Bernd.
  • Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023.
  • Macurdy, John.
  • Raĭ︠t︡sin, Misha, 1930-1990.
  • Carpenter, John (Singer)
  • Shinall, Vern, 1936-
  • Cheek, John, 1948-
  • Battle, Kathleen.
  • Freiman, Mark.
  • Guettel, Adam.
  • Hyman, Adam.
  • Hecht, Gerard.
  • Rau, Godehard.
  • Rigby, Scott.
  • Sapolsky, Robert.
  • Tramontozzi, David.
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Davis, Ivan.
  • Woitach, Richard.
  • Livingstone, William.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound cassettes : stereo., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 21, 1978
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Operas
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 21, 1978.
Language (note)
  • Sung in German.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Robert Lawrence presents a musical and dramatic analysis of Tannhäuser ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions Ivan Davis, William Livingstone, Robert Lawrence, and Richard Woitach) ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1, scene 1 -- side 4. Act 1, scene 2 -- side 5. Act 2, part 1 -- side 6. Act 2, part 2 -- side 7. Act 3, part 1 -- side 8. Act 3, part 2 ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 749
OCLC
NYPG05-R10547
Author
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Title
Tannhäuser [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music and libretto by Richard Wagner.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 21, 1978
Performer
James McCracken (Tannhäuser) ; Teresa Kubiak (Elisabeth) ; Bernd Weikl (Wolfram) ; Grace Bumbry (Venus) ; John Macurdy (Hermann) ; Misha Raitzin (Walther) ; John Carpenter (Heinrich) ; Kathleen Battle (Shepherd) ; Mark Freiman, Adam Guettel, Adam Hyman, Godehard Rau, Scott Rigby, Robert Sapolsky, and Daniel Tramontozzi (Pages) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 21, 1978.
Original Version
Cassette service copy re-recorded at NYPL in 1982, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips., 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Language
Sung in German.
Added Author
McCracken, James, 1926- Performer
Kubiak, Teresa, 1937- Performer
Weikl, Bernd. Performer
Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023. Performer
Macurdy, John. Performer
Raĭ︠t︡sin, Misha, 1930-1990. Performer
Carpenter, John (Singer)
Shinall, Vern, 1936- Performer
Cheek, John, 1948- Performer
Battle, Kathleen. Performer
Freiman, Mark. Performer
Guettel, Adam. Performer
Hyman, Adam. Performer
Hecht, Gerard. Performer
Rau, Godehard. Performer
Rigby, Scott. Performer
Sapolsky, Robert. Performer
Tramontozzi, David. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Davis, Ivan. Commentator
Woitach, Richard. Commentator
Livingstone, William. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 749
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