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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.
- Author
- Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.
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- Additional Authors
- Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
- Grille, Philippe, 1831-1901.
- Albanese, Licia.
- Singher, Martial.
- Di Stefano, Giuseppe, 1921-2008
- Hines, Jerome, 1921-
- Lenchner, Paula.
- Roggero, Margaret.
- Glaz, Herta, 1908-2006.
- De Paolis, Alessio.
- Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
- Davidson, Lawrence.
- Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
- Brazis, Algerd.
- Savage, May.
- Cleva, Fausto.
- Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
- Goldovsky, Boris.
- Novotná, Jarmila, 1907-1994.
- Crooks, Richard, 1900-1972.
- Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
- Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
- Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
- Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987.
- Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
- Description
- 4 sound tape reels (222 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
- Series Statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 15, 1951]
- Uniform Title
- Manon
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)
- Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Alternative Title
- Manon
- The Metropolitan Opera Mailbox (Radio program)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Live sound recordings.
- Note
- Sung in French.
- Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
- Durations: 1:04:11 (synopses and features) ; 2:37:49 (opera).
- Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
- Indexed In (note)
- Opera news
- Event (note)
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 15, 1951.
- Reproduction (note)
- Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 351 (F)
- Contents
- side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky, host, with Jarmila Novotna and Richard Crooks) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with Mary Ellis Peltz, Deems Taylor and George Marek) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 2. Metropolitan opera mailbox (Rudolf Bing, host) ; Synopsis of act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- side 3. Prelude and act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 through "Toi! Vous! Oui c'est moi" -- side 6. Act 3 concluded ; Act 4 and 5.
- Call Number
- *LTCM 351 (F)
- OCLC
- NYPG89-R198
- Author
- Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.
- Title
- Manon [sound recording] : opera in five acts / music by Jules Massenet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille.
- Playing Time
- 10411 23749
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 15, 1951]Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 15, 1951]
- Performer
- Licia Albanese (Manon Lescaut) ; Martial Singher (Lescaut) ; Giuseppe Di Stefano (Des Grieux) ; Jerome Hines (Count Des Grieux) ; Paula Lenchner (Pousette) ; Margaret Roggero (Javotte) ; Herta Glaz (Rosette) ; Alessio De Paolis (Guillot) ; George Cehanovsky (De Bretigny) ; Lawrence Davidson (An innkeeper) ; Paul Franke and Algerd Brazis (Two guards) ; May Savage (A servant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
- Indexed In:
- Opera news, v. 16, no. 6 (Dec. 10, 1951).
- Event
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 15, 1951.
- Original Version
- Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (8 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
- Reproduction
- Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 351 (F)
- Added Author
- Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. LibrettistGrille, Philippe, 1831-1901. LibrettistAlbanese, Licia. PerformerSingher, Martial. PerformerDi Stefano, Giuseppe, 1921-2008 PerformerHines, Jerome, 1921- PerformerLenchner, Paula. PerformerRoggero, Margaret. PerformerGlaz, Herta, 1908-2006. PerformerDe Paolis, Alessio. PerformerCehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. PerformerDavidson, Lawrence. PerformerFranke, Paul, 1917-2011. PerformerBrazis, Algerd. PerformerSavage, May. PerformerCleva, Fausto. ConductorCross, Milton, 1897-1975. CommentatorGoldovsky, Boris. CommentatorNovotná, Jarmila, 1907-1994. CommentatorCrooks, Richard, 1900-1972. CommentatorLawrence, Robert, 1912- CommentatorPeltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. CommentatorTaylor, Deems, 1885-1966. CommentatorMarek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. CommentatorBing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. CommentatorMetropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Added Title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)The Metropolitan Opera Mailbox (Radio program)Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
- *LTCM 351 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file.