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Samson et Dalila opera in three acts

Title
Samson et Dalila [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Camille Saint-Saëns ; libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire.
Author
Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]

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Additional Authors
  • Lemaire, Ferdinand.
  • Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013
  • Vinay, Ramon.
  • Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004.
  • Hawkins, Osie.
  • Dezsö, Ernster, 1898-1981.
  • Chabay, Leslie, 1907-1989
  • Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
  • Darcy, Emery.
  • Cooper, Emil.
  • Johnson, Edward, 1878-1959.
  • Johnson, Raymond Edward.
  • De Koven, Roger.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  • Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of November 26, 1949]
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
  • Subtitle from house program.
  • Durations:2:12:27 (opera) ; 1:11:28 (introduction, synopses and intermission features).
  • House program on file in Music Division.
  • Compact discs.
Performer (note)
  • Risë Stevens (Dalila) ; Ramon Vinay (Samson) ; Robert Merrill (High priest) ; Osie Hawkins (Abimelech) ; Dezsö Ernster (Old Hebrew) ; Leslie Chabay (First Philistine) ; Clifford Harvuot (Second Philistine) ; Enery Darcy (Philistine messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Emil Cooper, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, November 26, 1949.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in French.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction (Milton Cross) ; Pre-Curtain feature (Edward Johnson previews the season's broadcasts and speaks with Risë Stevens, Robert Merrill, and Ramon Vinay) ; Synopsis of Act 1 (Cross) -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (The Story of the Metropolitan Opera: Opening night 1883 enacted with Raymond E. Johnson, narrator, and Roger De Koven) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Opera quiz (Boris Goldovsky questions Robert Lawrence, Sigmund Spaeth, and Deems Taylor) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 32516
OCLC
NYPG05-R10097
Author
Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921.
Title
Samson et Dalila [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Camille Saint-Saëns ; libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of November 26, 1949]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of November 26, 1949]
Cast
Risë Stevens (Dalila) ; Ramon Vinay (Samson) ; Robert Merrill (High priest) ; Osie Hawkins (Abimelech) ; Dezsö Ernster (Old Hebrew) ; Leslie Chabay (First Philistine) ; Clifford Harvuot (Second Philistine) ; Enery Darcy (Philistine messenger) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Emil Cooper, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, November 26, 1949.
Language
Sung in French.
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Added Author
Lemaire, Ferdinand. Librettist
Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013, singer.
Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013, commentator.
Vinay, Ramon. Performer. Commentator
Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004. Performer
Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004. Commentator
Hawkins, Osie. Performer
Dezsö, Ernster, 1898-1981. Performer
Chabay, Leslie, 1907-1989, singer.
Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
Darcy, Emery. Performer
Cooper, Emil. Conductor
Johnson, Edward, 1878-1959. Commentator
Johnson, Raymond Edward. Commentator
De Koven, Roger. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. 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 32516
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