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Additional authors

1. Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929.
2. Mentzer, Susanne.
3. Studer, Cheryl.
4. Green, Jonathan (Singer)
5. Halfvarson, Eric.4.
6. Braham, Jean.
7. Saverance, Deborah.
8. Carvin, Rebecca.
9. Haines, April.
10. Philley, Charlotte.
11. Reese, Irwin.
12. Laciura, Anthony.
13. Alvarez, Marcelo (Tenor)
14. Bugler, Marcus.
15. Courtney, James, 1946-
16. White, Wendy.
17. Lorenz, Gregory.
18. Singleton, Marty.
19. Brandes, Barry.
20. Derr, Meredith.
21. Young, Kenneth (Singer)
22. Opie, Alan.
23. Waite, Claudia.
24. Schowalter, Mark.
25. Norberg-Schulz, Elizabeth.
26. Welch, Jonathan.
27. Wells, Jeffrey.
28. Kout, Jiří.
29. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
30. Rodgers, W. S. S. (William Starling Sullivant), 1886-1965.
31. Volpe, Joseph.
32. Bijur, Peter.
33. Zeger, Brian.
34. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
35. Livingstone, William.
36. Jellinek, George, 1919-
37. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
38. McNally, Terrence.
39. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
40. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

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

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 9, 2000

Uniform title

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

Alternative title

1. Rosenkavalier (Opera)

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 -- CD 4. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) [includes historic recording from Dec. 1940 in which W.S.S. Rodgers, president of the Texas Co. (now Texaco) speaks about their sponsorship of the Met broadcasts] ; greetings from Joseph Volpe, General Manager of the Met, and Peter Bijur, current CEO of Texaco ; Opera news on the air (Brian Zeger, pianist, explores how Strauss uses musical motifs to support the unfolding drama of Der Rosenkavalier) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Peter Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (William Livingstone, host, with George Jellinek, Fr. Owen Lee, and Terrence McNally) [includes historic recording of Milton Cross introducing the first quiz, originally titled "The opera question forum", in 1940] ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Peter Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 26930

Note

1. Subtitle from house program.
2. Durations: 1:25:14 (synopses and features) ; 3:03:15 (opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Susanne Mentzer (Octavian) ; Cheryl Studer (Princess von Werdenberg) ; Jonathan Green (The Princess' major-domo) ; Eric Halfvarson (Baron Ochs) ; Jean Braham, Deborah Saverance, and Rebecca Carvin (Three noble orphans) ; Charlotte Philley (A milliner) ; Irwin Reese (An animal vendor) ; Anthony Laciura (Valzacchi) ; Marcelo Álvarez (An Italian singer) ; Marcus Bugler (A hairdresser) ; James Courtney (A notary) ; Wendy White (Annina) ; Gregory Lorenz (Leopold) ; Marty Singleton, Barry Brandes, Meredith Derr, and Kenneth Young (Lackeys and waiters) ; Claudia Waite (Marianne) ; Mark Schowalter (Faninal's major-domo) ; Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz (Sophie) ; Jonathan Welch (An innkeeper) ; Jeffrey Wells (A police commissary) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Jiří Kout, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 9, 2000.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in German.

Author

1. Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949.

Title

1. Der Rosenkavalier [sound recording] : comedy for music in three acts / music by Richard Strauss ; libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.

Imprint

1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2000.

Playing time

1. 012514 030315

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 9, 2000

Cast

1. Susanne Mentzer (Octavian) ; Cheryl Studer (Princess von Werdenberg) ; Jonathan Green (The Princess' major-domo) ; Eric Halfvarson (Baron Ochs) ; Jean Braham, Deborah Saverance, and Rebecca Carvin (Three noble orphans) ; Charlotte Philley (A milliner) ; Irwin Reese (An animal vendor) ; Anthony Laciura (Valzacchi) ; Marcelo Álvarez (An Italian singer) ; Marcus Bugler (A hairdresser) ; James Courtney (A notary) ; Wendy White (Annina) ; Gregory Lorenz (Leopold) ; Marty Singleton, Barry Brandes, Meredith Derr, and Kenneth Young (Lackeys and waiters) ; Claudia Waite (Marianne) ; Mark Schowalter (Faninal's major-domo) ; Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz (Sophie) ; Jonathan Welch (An innkeeper) ; Jeffrey Wells (A police commissary) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Jiří Kout, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 65, no. 6 (Dec. 2000).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 9, 2000.

Language

1. Sung in German.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music & Recorded Sound Division Special Collections material

Added author

1. Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929. Librettist
2. Mentzer, Susanne. Performer
3. Studer, Cheryl. Performer
4. Green, Jonathan (Singer) Performer
5. Halfvarson, Eric.4. Performer
6. Braham, Jean. Performer
7. Saverance, Deborah. Performer
8. Carvin, Rebecca. Performer
9. Haines, April. Performer
10. Philley, Charlotte. Performer
11. Reese, Irwin. Performer
12. Laciura, Anthony. Performer
13. Alvarez, Marcelo (Tenor) Performer
14. Bugler, Marcus. Performer
15. Courtney, James, 1946- performer
16. White, Wendy. Performer
17. Lorenz, Gregory. Performer
18. Singleton, Marty. Performer
19. Brandes, Barry. Performer
20. Derr, Meredith. Performer
21. Young, Kenneth (Singer) Performer
22. Opie, Alan. Performer
23. Waite, Claudia. Performer
24. Schowalter, Mark. Performer
25. Norberg-Schulz, Elizabeth. Performer
26. Welch, Jonathan. Performer
27. Wells, Jeffrey. Performer
28. Kout, Jiří. Conductor
29. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
30. Rodgers, W. S. S. (William Starling Sullivant), 1886-1965. Commentator
31. Volpe, Joseph. Commentator
32. Bijur, Peter. Commentator
33. Zeger, Brian. Commentator
34. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
35. Livingstone, William. Commentator
36. Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator
37. Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
38. McNally, Terrence. Commentator
39. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

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

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 26930