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Manon opera in five acts

Title
Manon [sound recording] : opera in five acts / music by Jules Massenet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the novel by Abbé Prevost.
Author
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.

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Additional Authors
  • Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
  • Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901.
  • Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763.
  • Angeles, Victoria de los
  • Corena, Fernando
  • Valletti, Cesare
  • Hines, Jerome, 1921-
  • Vartenissian, Shakeh
  • Roggero, Margaret
  • Elias, Rosalind
  • De Paolis, Alessio
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone)
  • McCracken, James, 1926-
  • Marsh, Calvin
  • Savage, May
  • Monteux, Pierre, 1875-1964.
  • Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008.
  • Frijsh, Povla, 1881-1960.
  • Galantière, Lewis, 1895-1977.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  • Biancolli, Louis
  • Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999
  • Horowitz, Wanda Toscanini
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
4 sound discs : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 18, 1954]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 2:37:39 (opera) ; 1:13:57 (Introduction, synopses, and intermission features)
  • Compact discs.
  • Production notes and official cast list (3 p.) on file under classmark: *LTCM 410(F).
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Victoria de los Angeles (Manon Lescaut) ; Fernando Corena (Lescaut) ; Cesare Valletti (Des Grieux) ; Jerome Hines (Count Des Grieux) ; Shakeh Vartenissian (Pousette) ; Rosalind Elias (Rosette) ; Margaret Roggero (Javotte) ; Alessio De Paolis (Guillot) ; George Cehanovsky (De Bretigny) ; Lawrence Davidson (An innkeeper) ; James McCracken and Calvin Marsh (Two guards) ; May Savage (A servant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Pierre Monteux, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 18, 1954.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in French.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 ; Act 2 -- CD 2. Act 3 -- CD 3. Act 4 ; Synopsis of Act 5 (Cross) ; Act 5 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Norman Dello Joio discusses Manon with Povla Frijsh and Lewis Galantière) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's Opera quiz (Robert Lawrence questions Mrs. John DeWitt Peltz, Deems Taylor, and Louis Biancolli) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Roving reporter Clifton Fadiman speaks with Wanda Toscanini Horowitz) ; Synopsis of Act 4.
Call Number
*LDC 32517 [CD. Service copy]
OCLC
NYPG91-R137
Author
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.
Title
Manon [sound recording] : opera in five acts / music by Jules Massenet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the novel by Abbé Prevost.
Playing Time
22519
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 18, 1954]
Cast
Victoria de los Angeles (Manon Lescaut) ; Fernando Corena (Lescaut) ; Cesare Valletti (Des Grieux) ; Jerome Hines (Count Des Grieux) ; Shakeh Vartenissian (Pousette) ; Rosalind Elias (Rosette) ; Margaret Roggero (Javotte) ; Alessio De Paolis (Guillot) ; George Cehanovsky (De Bretigny) ; Lawrence Davidson (An innkeeper) ; James McCracken and Calvin Marsh (Two guards) ; May Savage (A servant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Pierre Monteux, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 19, no. 6 (Dec. 13, 1954).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 18, 1954.
Local Note
Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL in May 1990, from borrowed masters (1 sound tape reel : 3 3/4 ips, 1/2 track, mono. ; 7 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Cassette copy (2 sound cassettes : mono., Dolby-B processed) missing 3/14/05.
Language
Sung in French.
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Added Author
Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901. Librettist
Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763. Manon Lescaut.
Angeles, Victoria de los. Performer
Corena, Fernando. Performer
Valletti, Cesare. Performer
Hines, Jerome, 1921- Performer
Vartenissian, Shakeh. Performer
Roggero, Margaret. Performer
Elias, Rosalind. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone) Performer
McCracken, James, 1926- Performer
Marsh, Calvin. Performer
Savage, May. Performer
Monteux, Pierre, 1875-1964. Conductor
Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008. Commentator
Frijsh, Povla, 1881-1960. Commentator
Galantière, Lewis, 1895-1977. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Biancolli, Louis. Commentator
Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999, interviewer.
Horowitz, Wanda Toscanini. Commentator
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 32517 [CD. Service copy]
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