Hans Pfitzner - Das Christ-Elflein (The Christmas Elf)

 

Hans PFITZNER (1869-1949)

Das Christ-Elflein, Op.20 (The Christmas Elf)

A Fairy Tale Opera in Two Acts

Das Elflein…………………Helen Donath

Das Christkindchen………. Janet Perry

Der Tannengreis………… Alexander Malta

Knecht Ruprecht………… Nikolaus Hillebrand

Chor des Bayerishen Rundfunks

Münchner Rundfunkorchester

conducted by Kurt Eichhorn.

Broadcast by Bayerischen Rundfunks 30th November 1979

Albert Lortzing - Undine (Opera in 4 Acts)

Albert LORTZING (1801-1851)

Undine - opera in four Acts (1845)

Undine, Monika Krause (soprano)

Ritter Hugo, Josef Protschka (tenor)

Veit, Heinz Kruse (tenor)

Kühleborn, John Janssen (baritone)

Bertalda, Christiane Hampe (soprano)

Hans, Andreas Schmidt (baritone)

Marthe, Ingeborg Most (contralto)

Tobias, Klaus Häger (bass)

Pater Heilmann, Günter Wewel (bass)

Dirk Schortemeier (speaker)

WDR Rundfunkchor Köln/

Godfried Ritter

WDR Radio Orchestra, Köln

Kurt Eichhorn

rec. WDR Studios, Cologne, Germany