Der Rosenkavalier

Item

Record ID

78

Identifier

10230

Genre

Opera

Work Title

Der Rosenkavalier

Uniform Title

Rosenkavalier

Program/Series Title

NBC Opera Theatre

Composer

Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949

Text Author

Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929 (libretto)

Language

English

Translation

Gutman, John

Production Year

1953

Transmission/Release Date

1953-04-25 (Acts I and II) ; 1953-05-02 (Act III)

Transmission/Release Year

1953

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

NBC

Conductor/Music Director

Adler, Peter Herman, 1899-1990 (music and artistic director)

Orchestra

NBC Orchestra

Chorus/Choir

NBC Opera Company

Soloists

Wilma Spence (Marschallin) ; Ralph Herbert (Ochs) ; Frances Bible (Octavian) ; Manfred Hecht (Faninal) ; Virginia Haskins (Sophie) ; Andrew McKinley (Valzacchi) ; Rosalind Nadell (Annina) ; Robert Marshall (Italian Tenor) ; Robert Holland (Innkeeper) ; Lloyd Harris ; John Kuhn ; Brooks Dunbar ; Florence Forsberg ; John Johnson ; Frances Page ; Louise Whetsel ; Virginia Shuey ; Edwin Bruce ; Gladys Spector

TV/Film Director

Browning, Kirk, 1921-

Sets

Molyneux, William

Costumes

Gillelan, Liz

Production Company

NBC

Producer

Chotzinoff, Samuel, 1899-1964

Technical Information

Live studio production

Other Information

Der Rosenkavalier aired in two parts: part 1, 90' ; pt 2, 60'. Series received l953 Peabody Award. In a 15 year run on NBC, the series was listed under three titles: NBC Opera Theatre, NBC Opera Company, and NBC Opera.

Duration

ca.150'

Company

NBC Opera Company

Archive

The Paley Center for Media (formerly Museum of Television & Radio) ; UCLA Film and Television Archive

Sourcemat

PRINTCAT