Research Catalog

Title

Manon [sound recording] : opera in five acts / Jules Massenet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, after the novel by the abbé Prévost.

Author

Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.

Publication

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [c]1939.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
• Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901.
• Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763.
• Sayão, Bidú.
• Kiepura, Jan, 1902-1966.
• Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
• Rothier, Léon, 1874-1951.
• Bodanya, Natalie
• Stellman, Maxine
• Browning, Lucielle
• De Paolis, Alessio
• Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
• D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958.
• Altglass, Max
• Gábor, Arnold, 1880-1950.
• Gola, Gina
• Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

3 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast ; [broadcast of Feb. 25, 1939]

Uniform Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• Bidú Sayão (Manon) ; Jan Kiepura (Des Grieux) ; John Brownlee (Lescaut) ; Léon Rothier (Comte des Grieux) ; Natalie Bodanya (Pousette) ; Maxine Stellman (Javotte) ; Lucielle Browning (Rosette) ; Alessio De Paolis (Guillot) ; George Cehanovsky (Brétigny) ; Louis D'Angelo (Innkeeper) ; Max Altglass (First guard) ) ; Arnold Gábor (Second guard) ; Gina Gola (Maid) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 25, 1939.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in French.

Contents

CD 1. Act I -- CD 2. Act II ; Act III -- CD 3. Act IV ; Act V ; Closing remarks (Milton Cross).

Call Number

*LDC 32492

OCLC

NYPG04-R101

Author

Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.

Title

Manon [sound recording] : opera in five acts / Jules Massenet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, after the novel by the abbé Prévost.

Imprint

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [c]1939.

Series

Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast ; [broadcast of Feb. 25, 1939]

Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast ; [broadcast of Feb. 25, 1939]

Cast

Bidú Sayão (Manon) ; Jan Kiepura (Des Grieux) ; John Brownlee (Lescaut) ; Léon Rothier (Comte des Grieux) ; Natalie Bodanya (Pousette) ; Maxine Stellman (Javotte) ; Lucielle Browning (Rosette) ; Alessio De Paolis (Guillot) ; George Cehanovsky (Brétigny) ; Louis D'Angelo (Innkeeper) ; Max Altglass (First guard) ) ; Arnold Gábor (Second guard) ; Gina Gola (Maid) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 3 no. 16 (Feb. 20, 1939).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 25, 1939.

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.

Sayão, Bidú. Performer

Kiepura, Jan, 1902-1966. Performer

Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Performer

Rothier, Léon, 1874-1951. Performer

Bodanya, Natalie. Performer

Stellman, Maxine. Performer

Browning, Lucielle. Performer

De Paolis, Alessio. Performer

Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer

D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958. Performer

Altglass, Max. Performer

Gábor, Arnold, 1880-1950. Performer

Gola, Gina. Performer

Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 32492