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Production

Alceste (1952)

APGRD id
14922
Start date
4th March 1952
Production Media
Opera, Musical, and related genres
Languages
English
Associated ancient works
Alkestis (Euripides)
Scripts:
Alceste (1767) (Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787), Ranieri de' Calzabigi (1714-1795), Marie François Louis Gand Leblanc Roullet (1716-1786))
Companies
The Metropolitan Opera
APGRD Notes
Gluck's operatic/balletic adaptation of Euripides' Alcestis, performed in English.
URI
https://apgrd.classics.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/14922
Related Content
Person Credit Notes
Marie François Louis Gand Leblanc Roullet (1716-1786) Librettist
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) Composer
Herbert Graf Director
Richard Rychtarik Designer
Frank Valentino Singer High Priest
Kirsten Flagstad Singer Alcestis
Brian Sullivan Singer Admetus
Paul Schöffler Singer High Priest
Alois Pernerstorfer Singer Oracle
Emery Darcy Singer Evander
Osie Hawkins Singer Herald, Thanatos
Anne Bollinger Singer Woman
Lucine Amara Singer Leader of the People
Margaret Roggero Singer Leader of the People
Thomas Hayward Singer Leader of the People
Luben Vichey Singer Leader of the People
Maria Karnilova Dancer
Socrates Birsky Dancer
Alberto Erede Conductor
Zachary Solov Choreographer
Venue Country Dates APGRD Notes Festival
Metropolitan Opera (1883-1966), Old MET (New York City, New York, United States) United States –
Title Year Format Content
The Herald Tribune: 'Alcestis' at Met 1952 Newspaper review
The Herald Tribune: Flagstad Sings Farewell at Met A Second Time 1952 Newspaper review
Met Opera Database Archival collection