Research Catalog

Title

Lakmé [sound recording] : opera in 3 acts / Léo Delibes ; libretto by Gondinet and Gille based on the novel Rarahu by Pierre Loti.

Author

Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Gondinet, Edmond, 1828-1888.
• Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901.
• Loti, Pierre, 1850-1923.
• Pons, Lily, 1898-1976.
• Jobin, Raoul
• Petina, Irra, 1907-
• Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
• Pinza, Ezio
• Carter, John, 1912-
• Dickey, Annamary
• Browning, Lucielle
• Doe, Doris, 1899-1985.
• Oliviero, Lodovico, 1886-1948.
• Dudley, John
• Engelman, Wilfred
• Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
• Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
• Stinson, Eugene
• Templeton, Alec, 1910-1963.
• Truesdale, Joseph R., Mrs
• Sayão, Bidú.
• St. Leger, Frank
• Markey, Morris, 1899-1950.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

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

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Dec. 27, 1941.

Uniform Title

• Opera forum quiz (Radio program)
• Opera Guild at home (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Cities of music in America.

Subject

• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Compact discs.
• Durations: Announcements, intermissions, and synopses (53:43) ; Opera (2:25:46)
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news, (Dec. 22, 1941).

Performer (note)

• Lily Pons (Lakmé) ; Raoul Jobin (Gérald) ; Irra Petina (Mallika) ; George Cehanovsky (Frédéric) ; Ezio Pinza (Nilakantha) ; John Carter (Hadji) ; Annamary Dickey (Ellen) ; Lucielle Browning (Rose) ; Doris Doe (Mrs. Bentson) ; Lodovico Oliviero (Fortuneteller) ; John Dudley (Merchant) ; Wlfred Engelman (Thief) ; Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 27, 1941.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in French.

Contents

Disc 1. Act 1 -- Disc 2. Act 2 -- Disc 3. Act 3. -- Disc 4. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Star-spangled banner ; Opera forum quiz (Robert Lawrence questions Sigmund Spaeth, Eugene Stinson, and Alec Templeton) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Opera Guild at home (Mrs. Joseph R. Truesdale speaks with Bidú Sayão and Frank St. Leger about opera casting) ; Cities of music in America (Tribute to Indianapolis by Morris Markey) ; Synopsis of Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call Number

*LDC 32994

OCLC

NYPG05-R10044

Author

Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891.

Title

Lakmé [sound recording] : opera in 3 acts / Léo Delibes ; libretto by Gondinet and Gille based on the novel Rarahu by Pierre Loti.

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] Dec. 27, 1941.

Cast

Lily Pons (Lakmé) ; Raoul Jobin (Gérald) ; Irra Petina (Mallika) ; George Cehanovsky (Frédéric) ; Ezio Pinza (Nilakantha) ; John Carter (Hadji) ; Annamary Dickey (Ellen) ; Lucielle Browning (Rose) ; Doris Doe (Mrs. Bentson) ; Lodovico Oliviero (Fortuneteller) ; John Dudley (Merchant) ; Wlfred Engelman (Thief) ; Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor.

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 27, 1941.

Indexed In:

Opera news, (Dec. 22, 1941).

Language

Sung in French.

Source

Gift; Metropolitan Opera; May, 2003.

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Added Author

Gondinet, Edmond, 1828-1888. Librettist

Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901. Librettist

Loti, Pierre, 1850-1923. Mariage de Loti.

Pons, Lily, 1898-1976. Performer

Jobin, Raoul. Performer

Petina, Irra, 1907- Performer

Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer

Pinza, Ezio. Performer

Carter, John, 1912- Performer

Dickey, Annamary. Performer

Browning, Lucielle. Performer

Doe, Doris, 1899-1985. Performer

Oliviero, Lodovico, 1886-1948. Performer

Dudley, John. Performer

Engelman, Wilfred. Performer

Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator

Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator

Stinson, Eugene. Commentator

Templeton, Alec, 1910-1963. Commentator

Truesdale, Joseph R., Mrs. Commentator

Sayão, Bidú. Commentator

St. Leger, Frank. Commentator

Markey, Morris, 1899-1950. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Opera forum quiz (Radio program)

Opera Guild at home (Radio program)

Cities of music in America.

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 32994