Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Bampton, Rose.
2. Traubel, Helen.
3. Thorborg, Kerstin, 1896-1970.
4. Melchior, Lauritz.
5. Janssen, Herbert.
6. Kipnis, Alexander, 1891-1978.
7. Hober, Beal.
8. Votipka, Thelma.
9. Jessner, Irene.
10. Browning, Lucielle.
11. Lipton, Martha.
12. Palmer, Jeanne, 1914-
13. Glaz, Herta, 1908-2006.
14. Harshaw, Margaret.
15. Szell, George, 1897-1970.
16. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
17. Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
18. MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982.
19. Downes, Olin, 1886-1955.
20. Bagar, Robert C.
21. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
22. Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987.
23. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
24. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

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

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 2, 1944.

Uniform title

1. Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre
2. Opera victory rally (Radio program)
3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Ring des Nibelungen. Walküre

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Opening remarks and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Opera victory rally (Mrs. August Belmont, rally chairman, introduces Archibald MacLeish) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Opera forum quiz (Olin Downes questions Robert Bagar, George Marek, and Sigmund Spaeth) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross).

Call number

1. *LDC 32711

Note

1. Subtitle from house program.
2. Durations: 39:01 (announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 3:12:53 (opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Rose Bampton (Sieglinde) ; Helen Traubel (Brünnhilde) ; Kerstin Thorborg (Fricka) ; Lauritz Melchior (Siegmund) ; Herbert Janssen (Wotan) ; Alexander Kipnis (Hunding) ; Thelma Votipka (Gerhilde) ; Irene Jessner (Ortlinde) ; Lucielle Browning (Rossweisse) ; Martha Lipton (Grimgerde) ; Jeanne Palmer (Waltraute) ; Hertha Glaz (Siegrune) ; Margaret Harshaw (Schwertleite) ; George Szell, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 2, 1944.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in German.

Author

1. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.

Title

1. Die Walküre [sound recording] : music drama in three acts from the trilogy, Der Ring des Nibelungen / music and libretto by Richard Wagner.

Imprint

1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2002]

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 2, 1944.
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Dec. 2, 1944.

Cast

1. Rose Bampton (Sieglinde) ; Helen Traubel (Brünnhilde) ; Kerstin Thorborg (Fricka) ; Lauritz Melchior (Siegmund) ; Herbert Janssen (Wotan) ; Alexander Kipnis (Hunding) ; Thelma Votipka (Gerhilde) ; Irene Jessner (Ortlinde) ; Lucielle Browning (Rossweisse) ; Martha Lipton (Grimgerde) ; Jeanne Palmer (Waltraute) ; Hertha Glaz (Siegrune) ; Margaret Harshaw (Schwertleite) ; George Szell, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 9 (Nov. 27, 1944).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 2, 1944.

Language

1. Sung in German.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Bampton, Rose. Performer
2. Traubel, Helen. Performer
3. Thorborg, Kerstin, 1896-1970. Performer
4. Melchior, Lauritz. Performer
5. Janssen, Herbert. Performer
6. Kipnis, Alexander, 1891-1978. Performer
7. Hober, Beal. Performer
8. Votipka, Thelma. Performer
9. Jessner, Irene. Performer
10. Browning, Lucielle. Performer
11. Lipton, Martha. Performer
12. Palmer, Jeanne, 1914- Performer
13. Glaz, Herta, 1908-2006. Performer
14. Harshaw, Margaret. Performer
15. Szell, George, 1897-1970. Conductor
16. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
17. Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- Commentator
18. MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982. Commentator
19. Downes, Olin, 1886-1955. Commentator
20. Bagar, Robert C. Commentator
21. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
22. Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. Commentator
23. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera victory rally (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 32711