Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Kvapil, Jaroslav, 1868-1950.
2. Uecker, Korliss.
3. Krasovec, Kathryn.
4. Reuter-Foss, Kitt.
5. Kopčák, Sergej.
6. Beňačková-Čápová, Gabriela.
7. Toczyska, Stefania.
8. Schaldenbrand, Christopher.
9. Heppner, Ben.
10. Courtney, James, 1946-
11. White, Wendy.
12. Martin, Janis.
13. Fiore, John.
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
15. Botstein, Leon.
16. Downes, Edward, 1911-
17. Ardoin, John.
18. McNally, Terrence.
19. Woitach, Richard.
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
21. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 4 sound discs (224 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 11, 1993]

Uniform title

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

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Welcoming remarks by Joseph Volpe and Texaco CEO Alfred C. DeCrane, Jr. ; First intermission feature: Leon Botstein discusses Dvořʹak and "Rusalka" ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with John Ardoin, Terrence McNally, Richard Woitach) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 33902

Note

1. Durations: 1:00:25 (synopses and features) ; 2:44:04 (opera).
2. Compact discs.
3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 728 (F).
4. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 11, 1993.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 728 (F)

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Czech.

Author

1. Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904.

Title

1. Rusalka [sound recording] : lyric fairy tale in three acts / music by Antonʹin Dvořʹak ; libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil.

Playing time

1. 010025 024404

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 11, 1993]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 11, 1993]

Performer

1. Korliss Uecker (First Wood-Sprite) ; Kathryn Krasovec (Second Wood-Sprite) ; Kitt Reuter-Foss (Third Wood-Sprite) ; Sergei Koptchak (Water-Gnome, Rusalka's father) ; Gabriela Beňačkovʹa (Rusalka) ; Stefania Toczyska (Jĕzibaba, a witch) ; Christopher Schaldenbrand (Hunter) ; Ben Heppner (The Prince) ; James Courtney (Gamekeeper) ; Wendy White (Kitchen Boy) ; Janis Martin (The Foreign Princess) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; John Fiore, conductor ; Peter Allen, braodcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 58, no. 6 (Dec. 11, 1993).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 11, 1993.

Original version

1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1995, from borrowed masters (3 tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Reproduction

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 728 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Czech.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Kvapil, Jaroslav, 1868-1950. Librettist
2. Uecker, Korliss. Performer
3. Krasovec, Kathryn. Performer
4. Reuter-Foss, Kitt. Performer
5. Kopčák, Sergej. Performer
6. Beňačková-Čápová, Gabriela. Performer
7. Toczyska, Stefania. Performer
8. Schaldenbrand, Christopher. Performer
9. Heppner, Ben. Performer
10. Courtney, James, 1946- performer
11. White, Wendy. Performer
12. Martin, Janis. Performer
13. Fiore, John. Conductor
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
15. Botstein, Leon. Commentator
16. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
17. Ardoin, John. Commentator
18. McNally, Terrence. Commentator
19. Woitach, Richard. Commentator
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 33902 Service copy.
2. *LT-10-A 1581 Master tape. Request service copy in *LDC 33902.
3. *LTCM 728 (F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 33902.