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, [2002]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
• Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901.
• Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763.
• Sayão, Bidú.
• Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983.
• Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
• Moscona, Nicola
• Greer, Frances, 1917-
• Stellman, Maxine
• Browning, Lucielle
• De Paolis, Alessio
• Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
• Dudley, John
• Engelman, Wilfred
• Savage, May
• Beecham, Thomas, Sir, 1879-1961.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

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

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 16, 1943.

Uniform Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Subtitle from house program.
• Durations: 20:08 (announcements and synopses) ; 2:47:18 (opera).
• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• Bidú Sayão (Manon) ; Charles Kullman (Des Grieux) ; John Brownlee (Lescaut) ; Nicola Moscona (Count Des Grieux) ; Frances Greer (Poussette) ; Maxine Stellman (Javotte) ; Lucielle Browning (Rosette) ; Alessio De Paolis (Guillot) ; George Cehanovsky (Brétigny) ; John Dudley (First guard) ; Wilfred Engelman (Second guard) ; May Savage (Maid) ; Thomas Beecham, conductor.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 16, 1943.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in French.

Contents

CD 1. Opening remarks and synopsis of Act 1 (in Spanish) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Synopsis of Act 2 (in Spanish) ; Act 2 -- CD 3. Synopsis of Act 3 (in Spanish) ; Act 3 -- CD 4. Synopsis of Act 4 (in Spanish) ; Act 4 ; Synopsis of Act 5 (in Spanish) ; Act 5.

Call Number

*LDC 32704

OCLC

NYPG04-R298

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, [2002]

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 16, 1943.

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 16, 1943.

Cast

Bidú Sayão (Manon) ; Charles Kullman (Des Grieux) ; John Brownlee (Lescaut) ; Nicola Moscona (Count Des Grieux) ; Frances Greer (Poussette) ; Maxine Stellman (Javotte) ; Lucielle Browning (Rosette) ; Alessio De Paolis (Guillot) ; George Cehanovsky (Brétigny) ; John Dudley (First guard) ; Wilfred Engelman (Second guard) ; May Savage (Maid) ; Thomas Beecham, conductor.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 7 (Jan. 11, 1943).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 16, 1943.

Language

Sung in French.

Connect to:

Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added Author

Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist

Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901. Librettist

Prévost, abbé, 1697-1763. Manon Lescaut.

Sayão, Bidú. Performer

Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983. Performer

Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Performer

Moscona, Nicola. Performer

Greer, Frances, 1917- Performer

Stellman, Maxine. Performer

Browning, Lucielle. Performer

De Paolis, Alessio. Performer

Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer

Dudley, John. Performer

Engelman, Wilfred. Performer

Savage, May. Performer

Beecham, Thomas, Sir, 1879-1961. Conductor

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 32704