Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
2. Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
3. Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822.
4. Lima, Luis.
5. Mills, Erie.
6. Forst, Judith.
7. Malfitano, Catherine.
8. Dam, José van.
9. Boozer, Brenda.
10. Laciura, Anthony.
11. Kaasch, Donald.
12. Macurdy, John.
13. Bean, Gweneth.
14. Creech, Philip.
15. Darrenkamp, John.
16. Meredith, Morley.
17. Malas, Spiro.
18. Andrey, Pauline.
19. Cambreling, Sylvain.
20. Allen, Peter, 1920-
21. Vaness, Carol.
22. Mohr, Richard.
23. Krainik, Ardis.
24. Downes, Edward, 1911-
25. Burroughs, Bruce.
26. Vendice, William.
27. Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017.
28. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
29. Pons, Lily, 1898-1976.
30. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
31. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 4 sound cassettes (220 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 23, 1989]

Uniform title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Met moments (Radio program)
4. 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) ; Prologue ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Richard Mohr, host, with Ardis Krainik) ; Met moments (Mary Ellis Peltz, host, with Lily Pons) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Bruce Burroughs, William Vendice and Albert Innaurato) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 28836

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 1:00:42 (synopses and features) ; 2:39:39 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 23, 1989.

Reproduction (note)

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 559 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in French.

Author

1. Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880. Composer

Title

1. Les contes d'Hoffmann : radio broadcast, 1989-12-23 [sound recording] : opera in three acts, a prologue, and an epilogue / music by Jacques Offenbach ; libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on stories of E.T.A. Hoffmann.

Playing time

1. 010042 023939

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 23, 1989]

Performer

1. Luis Lima (Hoffmann) ; Erie Mills (Olympia) ; Judith Forst (Giulietta) ; Catherine Malfitano (Antonia) ; José van Dam (Lindorf, Coppéllius, Dappertutto, Dr. Miracle) ; Brenda Boozer (Nicklausse, the muse of poetry) ; Anthony Laciura (Andrès, Cochenille, Pitichinaccio, Frantz) ; Donald Kaasch (Spalanzani) ; John Macurdy (Crespel) ; Gweneth Bean (Antonia's mother) ; Philip Creech (Nathanael) ; John Darrenkamp (Herman) ; Morley Meredith (Schlemil) ; Spiro Malas (Luther) ; Pauline Andrey (Stella) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Sylvain Cambreling, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Feb. 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. 54, no. 7 (Dec. 23, 1989).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 23, 1989.

Reproduction

1. Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 559 (F)

Language

1. Sung in French.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. Librettist
2. Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist
3. Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822. Librettist
4. Lima, Luis. Performer
5. Mills, Erie. Performer
6. Forst, Judith. Performer
7. Malfitano, Catherine. Performer
8. Dam, José van. Performer
9. Boozer, Brenda. Performer
10. Laciura, Anthony. Performer
11. Kaasch, Donald. Performer
12. Macurdy, John. Performer
13. Bean, Gweneth. Performer
14. Creech, Philip. Performer
15. Darrenkamp, John. Performer
16. Meredith, Morley. Performer
17. Malas, Spiro. Performer
18. Andrey, Pauline. Performer
19. Cambreling, Sylvain. Conductor
20. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
21. Vaness, Carol. Commentator
22. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
23. Krainik, Ardis. Commentator
24. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
25. Burroughs, Bruce. Commentator
26. Vendice, William. Commentator
27. Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017. Commentator
28. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
29. Pons, Lily, 1898-1976. Commentator
30. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Met moments (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 28836 Service copy
2. *LTCM 559 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 28836