The Metropolitan Opera on Record

Frederick P. Fellers

doi:10.5771/9781461664178

Summary

The Metropolitan Opera on Record: A Discography of the Commercial Recordings is a comprehensive listing of all the commercial sound recordings involving the Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, one of the world's leading musical organizations. Over 900 recording sessions are listed chronologically, starting in 1906 and continuing through the last digital recordings conducted by James Levine in 1998. Entries include excerpts and complete recordings from more than 120 operas in various formats, representing more than 380 artists.

The recordings are fully annotated, including the session date and location, the primary source of information, the opera title and composer, matrix number and speed of the recording, the artists performing, the recording company name and number, the format, and the release dates. In addition, Fellers provides a fascinating history of the Met recordings, from the first Leeds & Catlin recordings in the early 1900s to the digital recordings of the 1990s. Additional information on the Opera House String Orchestra and the Radio Broadcasts are included, as well as complete indexes listing the works by composer, title, and artist.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2010
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-7664-4
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4616-6417-8
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 279
Product type: Book Titles

1. Table of Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
3. Introduction No access
4. Arrangement and Explanation No access
The Recording Sessions No access Pages 1 - 222
Additional Recordings No access Pages 223 - 230
Bibliography No access Pages 231 - 234
Composer Index No access Pages 235 - 248
Title Index No access Pages 249 - 270
Artist Index No access Pages 271 - 278
About the Author No access Pages 279 - 279