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Manon opera in five acts

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.

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Additional Authors
  • Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
  • Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901.
  • Prévost, abbé, 1697-17673.
  • Moore, Grace, 1898-1947.
  • Crooks, Richard, 1900-1972.
  • Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
  • Moscona, Nicola
  • Dickey, Annamary
  • 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.
  • Bori, Lucrezia, 1887-1960.
  • Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
  • 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] January 13, 1940
Uniform Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Subtitle from house program.
  • Compact discs.
  • Durations: 1:09:46 (Announcements, synopses and intermission features) ; 2:02:32 (Opera).
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera News
Performer (note)
  • Grace Moore (Manon) ; Richard Crooks (Des Grieux) ; John Brownlee (Lescaut) ; Nicola Moscona (Comte Des Grieux) ; Annamary Dickey (Poussette) ; Maxine Stellman (Javotte) ; Lucielle Browning (Rosette) ; Alessio De Paolis (Guillot) ; George Cehanovsky (Brétigny) ; Louis D'Angelo (Innkeeper) ; Max Altglass (First guard) ; Arnold Gabor (Second guard) ; Gina Cola (Maid) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 13, 1940.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in French.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 ; Act 3 -- CD 3. Act 4 ; Act 5 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; First intermission feature (Milton Cross discusses the opera Manon and its composer, Jules Massenet) ; Second intermission feature (Mrs. August Belmont talks about the Metropolitan Opera and the Metropolitan Opera Guild ; Lucrezia Bori promotes Guild membership) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Cross) ; Third intermission feature (Cross presents a biographical sketch of Grace Moore) ; Fourth intermission feature (Cross discusses several sopranos associated with Massenet's Manon) ; Synopsis of Act 5 (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 32991
OCLC
NYPG06-R78
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.
Series
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] January 13, 1940
Cast
Grace Moore (Manon) ; Richard Crooks (Des Grieux) ; John Brownlee (Lescaut) ; Nicola Moscona (Comte Des Grieux) ; Annamary Dickey (Poussette) ; Maxine Stellman (Javotte) ; Lucielle Browning (Rosette) ; Alessio De Paolis (Guillot) ; George Cehanovsky (Brétigny) ; Louis D'Angelo (Innkeeper) ; Max Altglass (First guard) ; Arnold Gabor (Second guard) ; Gina Cola (Maid) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 13, 1940.
Indexed In:
Opera News, (Jan. 8, 1940).
Language
Sung in French.
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Added Author
Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901. Librettist
Prévost, abbé, 1697-17673. Manon Lescaut.
Moore, Grace, 1898-1947. Performer
Crooks, Richard, 1900-1972. Performer
Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Performer
Moscona, Nicola. Performer
Dickey, Annamary. 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
Bori, Lucrezia, 1887-1960. Commentator
Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 32991
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