Research Catalog

Title

Lulu [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music and text by Alban Berg, after Earth Spirit and Pandora's Box by Frank Wedekind.

Author

Berg, Alban, 1885-1935.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918.
• Farley, Carole
• Gramm, Donald
• Yuscarán, Guillermo
• Troyanos, Tatiana
• Foldi, Andrew, 1920-
• Carlson, Lenus
• Sliker, Peter
• Gibbs, Raymond
• Castel, Nico
• Munzer, Cynthia
• Best, Richard, 1935-
• Levine, James, 1943-2021.
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Woitach, Richard
• Coveney, John
• Jacobson, Robert
• Masiello, Alberta
• Mohr, Richard
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 2, 1977

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

• Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 2, 1977.

Language (note)

• Sung in German.

Contents

side 1. Introduction (Peter Allen) ; Pre-curtain feature: Opera news on the air (Edward Downes, Donald Gramm, and Richard Woitach discuss Lulu) ; synopsis of Act 1 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions John Coveney, Robert Jacobson, Alberta Masiello, and Richard Mohr) ; synopsis of Acts 2 and 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1, part 1 -- side 4. Act 1, part 2 -- side 5. Act 2, part 1 -- side 6. Act 2, part 2 ; Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call Number

*LTCM 821

OCLC

NYPG06-R40

Author

Berg, Alban, 1885-1935.

Title

Lulu [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music and text by Alban Berg, after Earth Spirit and Pandora's Box by Frank Wedekind.

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 2, 1977

Performer

Carole Farley (Lulu) ; Donald Gramm (Dr. Schön and Jack the Ripper) ; William Lewis (Alwa) ; Tatiana Troyanos (Countess Geschwitz) ; Andrew Foldi (Schigolch) ; Lenus Carlson (The Ringmaster and The Acrobat) ; Peter Sliker (The Physician) ; Raymond Gibbs (The Painter) ; Nico Castel (The Manservant and The Marquis) ; Cynthia Munzer (Wardrobe mistress and The Schoolboy) ; Richard Best (The Stage Manager) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra : James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 2, 1977.

Original Version

Cassette tape service copy re-recorded at NYPL in 1982, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips., 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Language

Sung in German.

Added Author

Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918. Erdgeist.

Wedekind, Frank, 1864-1918. Büchse der Pandora.

Farley, Carole. Performer

Gramm, Donald. Performer. Commentator

Yuscarán, Guillermo. Performer

Troyanos, Tatiana. Performer

Foldi, Andrew, 1920- Performer

Carlson, Lenus. Performer

Sliker, Peter. Performer

Gibbs, Raymond. Performer

Castel, Nico. Performer

Munzer, Cynthia. Performer

Best, Richard, 1935- Performer

Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Woitach, Richard. Commentator

Coveney, John. Commentator

Jacobson, Robert. Commentator

Masiello, Alberta. Commentator

Mohr, Richard. 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 821 Notes on file.