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Mignon opera in three acts

Title
Mignon [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Ambroise Thomas ; libretto by Michel Carré and Jules Barbier.
Author
Thomas, Ambroise, 1811-1896.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]

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Additional Authors
  • Carré, Michel, 1819-1872.
  • Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901.
  • Tourel, Jennie.
  • Antoine, Josephine.
  • Matyas, Maria.
  • Tokatyan, Armand, 1894-1960.
  • Rothier, Léon, 1874-1951.
  • Defrère, Désiré.
  • Cordon, Norman.
  • Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982.
  • Key, Pierre V. R. (Pierre Van Rensselaer), 1872-1945.
  • Stellman, Maxine.
  • Thomas, Thomas L.
  • 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
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] May 15, 1937.
Uniform Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Subtitle from house program.
  • Durations: 40:40 (Announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 2:32:00 (Opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Performer (note)
  • Jennie Tourel (Mignon) ; Josephine Antoine (Philine) ; Maria Matyas (Frédéric) ; Armand Tokatyan (Wilhelm) ; Léon Rothier (Lothario) ; Désiré Defrère (Laërte) ; Norman Cordon (Jarno, Antonio) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, May 15, 1937.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in French.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (unidentified announcer) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2, scene 1 ; Synopsis of Act 2, scene 2 ; Act 2, scene 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks -- CD 4. 1st intermission (Pierre Key discusses French opera) ; Synopsis of Act 2, scene 1 ; Broadcast announcer discusses Ambroise Thomas and Mignon ; 2nd intermission (Maxine Stellman and Thomas L. Thomas, winners of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions of the Air, speak with the broadcast announcer) ; Synopsis of Act 3.
Call Number
*LDC 32555
OCLC
NYPG04-R478
Author
Thomas, Ambroise, 1811-1896.
Title
Mignon [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Ambroise Thomas ; libretto by Michel Carré and Jules Barbier.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2003]
Series
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] May 15, 1937.
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] May 15, 1937.
Cast
Jennie Tourel (Mignon) ; Josephine Antoine (Philine) ; Maria Matyas (Frédéric) ; Armand Tokatyan (Wilhelm) ; Léon Rothier (Lothario) ; Désiré Defrère (Laërte) ; Norman Cordon (Jarno, Antonio) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, May 15, 1937.
Language
Sung in French.
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Added Author
Carré, Michel, 1819-1872. Librettist
Barbier, Jules, 1825-1901. Librettist
Tourel, Jennie. Performer
Antoine, Josephine. Performer
Matyas, Maria. Performer
Tokatyan, Armand, 1894-1960. Performer
Rothier, Léon, 1874-1951. Performer
Defrère, Désiré. Performer
Cordon, Norman. Performer
Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982. Conductor
Key, Pierre V. R. (Pierre Van Rensselaer), 1872-1945. Commentator
Stellman, Maxine. Commentator
Thomas, Thomas L. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 32555
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