Tristan und Isolde

~ Release by Richard Wagner; Lauritz Melchior, Helen Traubel, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Erich Leinsdorf (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Tristan: Lauritz Melchior
Isolde: Helen Traubel
Brangäne: Kerstin Thorborg
Kurwenal: Julius Huehn
King Marke: Alexander Kipnis
Shepherd: Karl Laufköffer
Melot: Emery Darcy
Steersman: John Gurney
Sailor's Voice: John Garris

Recorded from a live broadcast on February 6th, 1943.

Annotation last modified on 2008-12-21 05:01 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Tristan und Isolde: Act II, Prelude and Scene I. "Hörst du sie noch?"
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Kerstin Thorborg (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Helen Traubel (soprano)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1943-02-06)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (on 1943-02-06)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, United States (on 1943-02-06)
live recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene I. "Hörst du sie noch?"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II
Richard Wagner13:58
2Tristan und Isolde: Act II, Scene II. "Isolde! Geliebte! Tristan! Geliebter!"
soprano vocals:
Helen Traubel (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Lauritz Melchior (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1943-02-06)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (on 1943-02-06)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, United States (on 1943-02-06)
live recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene II. "Isolde! Geliebte!" - "Tristan! Geliebter!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II
Richard Wagner6:53
3Tristan und Isolde: Act II, Scene II. "O sink' hernieder, Nacht der Liebe"
soprano vocals:
Helen Traubel (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Lauritz Melchior (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1943-02-06)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (on 1943-02-06)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, United States (on 1943-02-06)
live recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene II. "Isolde! Geliebte!" - "Tristan! Geliebter!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II
Richard Wagner6:26
4Tristan und Isolde: Act II, Scene II. "Einsam wachend in der Nacht"
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Kerstin Thorborg (contralto)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1943-02-06)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (on 1943-02-06)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, United States (on 1943-02-06)
live recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene II. "Isolde! Geliebte!" - "Tristan! Geliebter!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II
Richard Wagner2:53
5Tristan und Isolde: Act II, Scene II. "Lausch', Geliebter!"
soprano vocals:
Helen Traubel (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Lauritz Melchior (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1943-02-06)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (on 1943-02-06)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, United States (on 1943-02-06)
live recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene II. "Isolde! Geliebte!" - "Tristan! Geliebter!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II
Richard Wagner6:24
6Tristan und Isolde: Act II, Scene II. "So stürben wir, um ungetrennt"
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Kerstin Thorborg (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Helen Traubel (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Lauritz Melchior (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1943-02-06)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (on 1943-02-06)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, United States (on 1943-02-06)
live recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene II. "Isolde! Geliebte!" - "Tristan! Geliebter!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II
Richard Wagner7:15
7Tristan und Isolde: Act II, Scene III. "Rette dich, Tristan!"
baritone vocals:
Julius Huehn (bass-baritone)
bass vocals:
Alexander Kipnis (operatic bass)
tenor vocals:
Emery Darcy (Met operatic tenor) and Lauritz Melchior (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1943-02-06)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (on 1943-02-06)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, United States (on 1943-02-06)
live recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene III. "Rette dich, Tristan!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II
Richard Wagner13:26
8Tristan und Isolde: Act II, Scene III. "O König, das kann ich dir nicht sagen"
soprano vocals:
Helen Traubel (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Emery Darcy (Met operatic tenor) and Lauritz Melchior (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1943-02-06)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (on 1943-02-06)
recorded at:
Metropolitan Opera House (the old Met at 1411 Broadway, New York, NY until 1966) in New York, United States (on 1943-02-06)
live recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene III. "Rette dich, Tristan!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II
Richard Wagner8:41
▶ CD 3

Credits

Release

ASIN:UK: B0000267P1 [info]