Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
2. Ulfung, Ragnar, 1927-
3. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922-
4. Varnay, Astrid.
5. Stratas, Teresa.
6. Barlow, Klara.
7. Casei, Nedda, 1935-2020.
8. Cornell, Gwynn.
9. Grillo, Joann.
10. Jones, Isola.
11. Wohlafka, Louise.
12. Cassilly, Richard, 1927-
13. Sergi, Arturo.
14. Shinall, Vern.
15. Plishka, Paul, 1941-
16. Castel, Nico.
17. Best, Michael.
18. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
19. Allen, Peter, 1920-
20. Milnes, Sherrill.
21. Goldovsky, Boris.
22. Downes, Edward, 1911-
23. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
24. Woitach, Richard.
25. Leverie, Sigmund.
26. Newman, Edwin.
27. Jacobson, Robert M.
28. Horne, Marilyn.
29. Alexander, John, 1923-1990.
30. Stilwell, Richard.
31. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
32. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (229 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 22, 1979]

Uniform title

1. Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny. English
2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
4. Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
5. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny.
2. Mahagonny

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky) ; Singer's roundtable (Robert Jacobson, host, with Marilyn Horne, John Alexander and Richard Stillwell) ; Sherrill Milnes -- side 2. Roundtable concluded ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Robert Lawrence, Richard Woitach, Sigmund Leverie and Edwin Newman) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 through "And I also once stood with my back to the wall" -- side 4. Act 1 concluded -- side 5. Act 2 -- side 6. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 627 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 1:22:29 (synopses and features) ; 2:27:06 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Ragnar Ulfung (Fatty) ; Cornell MacNeil (Trinity Moses) ; Astrid Varnay (Begbick) ; Teresa Stratas (Jenny) ; Klara Barlow, Nedda Casei, Gwynn Cornell, Joann Grillo, Isola Jones and Louise Wohlafka (Six girls of Mahagonny) ; Richard Cassilly (Jimmy Mahoney) ; Arturo Sergi (Jacob Schmidt) ; Vern Shinall (Moneybags Billy) ; Paul Plishka (Alaska Wolf Joe) ; Nico Castel (Announcer) ; Michael Best (Toby Higgins) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 22, 1979.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 627 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in English.

Author

1. Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Composer

Title

1. Rise and fall of the city of Mahagonny : radio broadcast, 1979-12-22 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Kurt Weill ; original German text and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht.

Playing time

1. 012229 022706

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 22, 1979]

Cast

1. Ragnar Ulfung (Fatty) ; Cornell MacNeil (Trinity Moses) ; Astrid Varnay (Begbick) ; Teresa Stratas (Jenny) ; Klara Barlow, Nedda Casei, Gwynn Cornell, Joann Grillo, Isola Jones and Louise Wohlafka (Six girls of Mahagonny) ; Richard Cassilly (Jimmy Mahoney) ; Arturo Sergi (Jacob Schmidt) ; Vern Shinall (Moneybags Billy) ; Paul Plishka (Alaska Wolf Joe) ; Nico Castel (Announcer) ; Michael Best (Toby Higgins) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Sept. 1992, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 44, no. 6 (Dec. 1, 1979).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 22, 1979.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 627 (F)

Language

1. Sung in English.

Added author

1. Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. Librettist
2. Ulfung, Ragnar, 1927- Performer
3. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922- Performer
4. Varnay, Astrid. Performer
5. Stratas, Teresa. Performer
6. Barlow, Klara. Performer
7. Casei, Nedda, 1935-2020. Performer
8. Cornell, Gwynn. Performer
9. Grillo, Joann. Performer
10. Jones, Isola. Performer
11. Wohlafka, Louise. Performer
12. Cassilly, Richard, 1927- Performer
13. Sergi, Arturo. Performer
14. Shinall, Vern. Performer
15. Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
16. Castel, Nico. Performer
17. Best, Michael. Performer
18. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
19. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
20. Milnes, Sherrill. Commentator
21. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
22. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
23. Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
24. Woitach, Richard. Commentator
25. Leverie, Sigmund. Commentator
26. Newman, Edwin. Commentator
27. Jacobson, Robert M. Commentator
28. Horne, Marilyn. Commentator
29. Alexander, John, 1923-1990. Commentator
30. Stilwell, Richard. Commentator
31. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 627 (F) (Production notes on file in listening room.)