Research Catalog

Title

Werther : radio broadcast, 1971-03-27 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Jules Massenet ; libretto (after Goethe) by Edouard Blau, Georges Hartmann, and Paul Milliet.

Author

Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Blau, Edouard, 1836-1906.
• Hartmann, Georges, 1843-1900.
• Milliet, Paul, 1844-1918.
• Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.
• Elias, Rosalind
• Robinson, Gail, 1946-
• Corelli, Franco
• Reardon, John, 1930-1988.
• Gramm, Donald
• Castel, Nico
• Keane, Lorraine
• Dobriansky, Andrij
• Marcella, Lou
• Lombard, Alain
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Stivender, David
• Tourel, Jennie
• Downes, Edward, 1911-2001.
• Bernheimer, Martin
• Ducloux, Walter
• Goldovsky, Boris
• Rudel, Julius
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

4 sound discs (in 1 container) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 27, 1971\710327\]

Uniform Title

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

Subject

Operas

Note

• Title from house program ; series title frrom Opera news.
• Compact disc.
• Durations: 2:05:03 (opera) ; 1:10:45 (introduction, synopses, and intermission features).

Event (note)

• Originally recorded at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 27, 1971.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera ;

Language (note)

• Sung in French.

Contents

CD1 . Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air: David Stivender and Jennie Tourel talk about Werther ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions Martin Bernheimer, Walter Ducloux, Boris Goldovsky, and Julius Rudel) ; Synopsis of Act 3 and Act 4 (Cross).

Call Number

*LDC 42487

OCLC

86115052

Author

Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.

Title

Werther : radio broadcast, 1971-03-27 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Jules Massenet ; libretto (after Goethe) by Edouard Blau, Georges Hartmann, and Paul Milliet.

Playing Time

020503 011045

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 27, 1971\710327\]

Performer

Rosalind Elias (Charlotte) ; Gail Robinson (Sophie) ; Franco Corelli (Werther) ; John Reardon (Albert) ; Donald Gramm (Justice of the Peace) ; Nico Cstel (Schmidt) ; Lorraine Keane (Käthchen) ; Andrij Dobriansky (Johann) ; Lou Marcella (Brühlmann) ; Metropolitan Orchestra and Chorus ; Alain Lombard, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event

Originally recorded at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 27, 1971.

Language

Sung in French.

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Added Author

Blau, Edouard, 1836-1906. Librettist

Hartmann, Georges, 1843-1900. Librettist

Milliet, Paul, 1844-1918. Librettist

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Leiden des jungen Werthers.

Elias, Rosalind. Performer

Robinson, Gail, 1946- Performer

Corelli, Franco. Performer

Reardon, John, 1930-1988. Performer

Gramm, Donald. Performer

Castel, Nico. Performer

Keane, Lorraine. Performer

Dobriansky, Andrij. Performer

Marcella, Lou. Performer

Lombard, Alain. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Stivender, David. Commentator

Tourel, Jennie. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911-2001. Commentator

Bernheimer, Martin. Commentator

Ducloux, Walter. Commentator

Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator

Rudel, Julius. 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

*LDC 42487