Alfred Zwiebel

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.

Alfred Zwiebel hosts, discussing the recent presentation of an English translation of La Boheme.

Zwiebel believes it is necessary that the American audience be able to listen to operas in English. He divides his program into two parts - in the first we hear operas in various foreign languages and in the second part we hear English translations.

From 1949-1953, Zwiebel hosted the weekly radio program "Music From Alfred Zwiebel's Collection" on WABF in New York City, drawing from his extensive record library.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 72649
Municipal archives id: LT3874

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