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O ye balmy bows : (from the opera "Xerxes")

Title
O ye balmy bows : (from the opera "Xerxes") / Handel. Come to the fair / Taylor-Martin. Addio, alla madre (from the opera "Cavalleria Rusticana") / Mascagni.
Publication
[New York] ; [Detroit, Mich.] : Vdisc, [1945].

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Additional Authors
  • Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963
  • Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960
  • Taylor, Helen, 1876-1943
  • Brice, Carol, 1916-1985
  • Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960
  • Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
  • Martin, Easthope, 1882-1925.
  • Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945.
  • Columbia Broadcasting Symphony, performer
  • Detroit Symphony Orchestra, performer
  • CBS Radio Network, broadcaster
  • American Broadcasting Company, broadcaster
Description
1 audio disc : analog, mono, 78 rpm; 12 in.
Uniform Title
Ford Sunday evening hour (Radio program)
Alternative Title
  • Come to the fair.
  • Addio, alla madre.
Subject
  • Radio programs, Musical
  • Operas > Excerpts
  • Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra
Genre/Form
Classical music radio programs.
Note
  • Title from disc label.
  • Vdisc: 623 (Army Release FF) ; matrix nos.: JDB-VP 1736, JDB-VP 1735 (on label) ; VP-1736-D5-TC-1565-1, VP-1735-D5-TC-1564-1 (on run-out).
  • Duration: [5:07] (side A) ; [3:42] (side B)
  • "O ye balmy bows" (1st work) was sung in the original Italian ("Ombra mai fù"), the famous largo aria in the first act of G. F. Handel's opera Xerxes (Serse).
Indexed In (note)
  • Sears, Richard S. V-discs: a history and discography
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian and English.
Call Number
*LR 11890
OCLC
856586497
Title
O ye balmy bows : (from the opera "Xerxes") / Handel. Come to the fair / Taylor-Martin. Addio, alla madre (from the opera "Cavalleria Rusticana") / Mascagni.
Publisher
[New York] ; [Detroit, Mich.] : Vdisc, [1945].
Playing Time
000249 000218 000342
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audio disc
Performer
Carol Brice, [contralto ; Columbia Broadcasting Symphony ; Fritz Reiner, conductor] (1st-2nd works). Jussi Bjoerling[, tenor ; Detroit Symphony Orchestra ; Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor] (3rd work).
Event
CBS broadcast CBS studios, New York, N. Y. 2 September 1945 (1st-2nd works) ; ABC broadcast "Ford Sunday Evening Hour" Ford Auditorium, Detroit, Mich. 7 October 1945 (3rd work).
Indexed In:
Sears, Richard S. V-discs: a history and discography, p. 148 (1st-2nd works) ; p. 65 (3rd works).
Language
Sung in Italian and English.
Added Author
Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963, conductor.
Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960, conductor.
Taylor, Helen, 1876-1943, lyricist.
Brice, Carol, 1916-1985, performer.
Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960, performer.
Container of (work): Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Serse. Ombra mai fù.
Container of (work): Martin, Easthope, 1882-1925. More songs of the fair. Come to the fair.
Container of (work): Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Cavalleria rusticana. Mamma, quel vino è generoso.
Columbia Broadcasting Symphony, performer.
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, performer.
CBS Radio Network, broadcaster.
American Broadcasting Company, broadcaster.
Added Title
Ford Sunday evening hour (Radio program)
Come to the fair.
Addio, alla madre.
Publisher No.
623 Vdisc
Army Release FF Vdisc
JDB-VP 1736 Vdisc
JDB-VP 1735 Vdisc
VP-1736-D5-TC-1565-1 Vdisc
VP-1735-D5-TC-1564-1 Vdisc
Research Call Number
*LR 11890
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