Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Lachmann, Hedwig
2. Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900.
3. Baker, Mark (Tenor)
4. Kesling, Diane
5. Wells, Jeffrey
6. Berberian, Ara
7. Wlaschiha, Ekkehard
8. Christopher, Russell
9. Behrens, Hildegard
10. Best, Michael
11. Clark, Graham, 1941-
12. Dernesch, Helga
13. Fitch, Bernard
14. Laciura, Anthony
15. Gilmore, John
16. Creech, Philip
17. Cokorinos, Philip
18. Cheek, John, 1948-
19. Kaston, Motti
20. Scruggs, Sheldon
21. Conlon, James, 1950-
22. Allen, Peter, 1920-
23. Milnes, Sherrill
24. Downes, Edward, 1911-
25. Eckert, Thor, Jr.
26. Hubay, Alfred
27. McNally, Terrence
28. Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963.
29. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
30. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound discs (138 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 15, 1990]

Uniform title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
2. Met moments (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Salome, part 1 -- CD 2. Salome, part 2 ; Closing Remarks (Allen) -- CD 3. Introduction and synopsis of Salome (Peter Allen) ; Texaco's Opera Quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Thor Eckert Jr., Alfred Hubay and Terrence McNally) ; Met Moments (Edward Downes, host, with Fritz Reiner).

Call number

1. *LDC 29113

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:35:18 (synopses and features) ; 1:42:57 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (3 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
4. Compact discs.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Mark Baker (Narraboth) ; Diane Kesling (The Page) ; Jeffrey Wells (First Soldier) ; Ara Berberian (Second Soldier) ; Ekkehard Wlaschiha (Jochanaan) ; Russell Christopher (A Cappadocian) ; Hildegard Behrens (Salome) ; Michael Best (A Slave) ; Graham Clark (Herod) ; Helga Dernesch (Herodias) ; Bernard Fitch (First Jew) ; Anthony Laciura (Second Jew) ; John Gilmore (Third Jew) ; Philip Creech (Fourth Jew) ; Philip Cokorinos (Fifth Jew) ; John Cheek (First Nazarene) ; Motti Kaston (Second Nazarene) ; Sheldon Scruggs (Executioner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Conlon, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 15, 1990.

Reproduction (note)

1. Preservation copy (2 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 578 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in German.

Author

1. Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.

Title

1. Salome [sound recording] : opera in one act / music by Richard Strauss ; German translation by Hedwig Lachmann, based on the play by Oscar Wilde.

Playing time

1. 003518 014257

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 15, 1990]

Cast

1. Mark Baker (Narraboth) ; Diane Kesling (The Page) ; Jeffrey Wells (First Soldier) ; Ara Berberian (Second Soldier) ; Ekkehard Wlaschiha (Jochanaan) ; Russell Christopher (A Cappadocian) ; Hildegard Behrens (Salome) ; Michael Best (A Slave) ; Graham Clark (Herod) ; Helga Dernesch (Herodias) ; Bernard Fitch (First Jew) ; Anthony Laciura (Second Jew) ; John Gilmore (Third Jew) ; Philip Creech (Fourth Jew) ; Philip Cokorinos (Fifth Jew) ; John Cheek (First Nazarene) ; Motti Kaston (Second Nazarene) ; Sheldon Scruggs (Executioner) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Conlon, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1992, from borrowed masters (2 tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 55, no. 6 (Dec. 8, 1990).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 15, 1990.

Reproduction

1. Preservation copy (2 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 578 (F)

Language

1. Sung in German.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Lachmann, Hedwig. Translator
2. Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. Salomé. English.
3. Baker, Mark (Tenor) Performer
4. Kesling, Diane. Performer
5. Wells, Jeffrey. Performer
6. Berberian, Ara. Performer
7. Wlaschiha, Ekkehard. Performer
8. Christopher, Russell. Performer
9. Behrens, Hildegard. Performer
10. Best, Michael. Performer
11. Clark, Graham, 1941- Performer
12. Dernesch, Helga. Performer
13. Fitch, Bernard. Performer
14. Laciura, Anthony. Performer
15. Gilmore, John. Performer
16. Creech, Philip. Performer
17. Cokorinos, Philip. Performer
18. Cheek, John, 1948- Performer
19. Kaston, Motti. Performer
20. Scruggs, Sheldon. Performer
21. Conlon, James, 1950- Conductor
22. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
23. Milnes, Sherrill. Commentator
24. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
25. Eckert, Thor, Jr. Commentator
26. Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
27. McNally, Terrence. Commentator
28. Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963. Commentator
29. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
2. Met moments (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 29113 Service copy
2. *LTCM 578 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 29113.