Research Catalog

Let's go to the opera radio broadcast collection

Title
Let's go to the opera radio broadcast collection [sound recording]
Supplementary Content
Finding Aid

Details

Additional Authors
  • Bodanya, Natalie.
  • Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
  • Conley, Eugene, 1908-1981.
  • Cordon, Norman.
  • Duncan, Todd.
  • Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992.
  • Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983.
  • Lewis, Brenda.
  • Lipton, Martha.
  • McKnight, Ann.
  • Middleton, Ray.
  • Paulee, Mona, 1916-1995.
  • Scherman, Thomas.
  • Steber, Eleanor.
  • Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960.
  • Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975.
  • Turner, Claramae.
Description
77 sound discs : analog, 78 rpm; 12 in.
Summary
The collection consists of excerpts of twenty-five consecutive programs, broadcast weekly from April 28, 1946 to September 13, 1946.
Subject
  • Operas > Excerpts
  • Radio programs, Musical > United States
Genre/Form
Sound recordings.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted ; advance notification required for use.
Biography (note)
  • Let's Go to the Opera was a 1946 radio series that featured Metropolitan Opera principals and other well known singers of the time in selections from popular operas and operettas.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Finding aid available in repository: *L(Special) 89-31 and online.
Call Number
*L (Special) 89-31
OCLC
NYPG05-R10157
Title
Let's go to the opera radio broadcast collection [sound recording]
Access
Access restricted ; advance notification required for use.
Biography
Let's Go to the Opera was a 1946 radio series that featured Metropolitan Opera principals and other well known singers of the time in selections from popular operas and operettas. The selections are sung in English and introduced with a brief explanation of the plot context. The weekly series was broadcast live on station WOR, the New York affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting Company.
Indexes
Finding aid available in repository: *L(Special) 89-31 and online.
Source
Gift
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Finding Aid
Added Author
Bodanya, Natalie. Performer
Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Performer
Conley, Eugene, 1908-1981. Performer
Cordon, Norman. Performer
Duncan, Todd. Performer
Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992. Performer
Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983. Performer
Lewis, Brenda. Performer
Lipton, Martha. Performer
McKnight, Ann. Performer
Middleton, Ray. Performer
Paulee, Mona, 1916-1995. Performer
Scherman, Thomas. Conductor
Steber, Eleanor. Performer
Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960. Performer
Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975. Performer
Turner, Claramae. Performer
Research Call Number
*L (Special) 89-31
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