Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
2. Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901.
3. Prévost, abbé, 1697-17673.
4. Moore, Grace, 1898-1947.
5. Crooks, Richard, 1900-1972.
6. Brownlee, John, 1901-1969.
7. Moscona, Nicola
8. Dickey, Annamary
9. Stellman, Maxine
10. Browning, Lucielle
11. De Paolis, Alessio
12. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
13. D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958.
14. Altglass, Max
15. Gábor, Arnold, 1880-1950.
16. Gola, Gina
17. Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982.
18. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
19. Bori, Lucrezia, 1887-1960.
20. Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
21. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
22. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] January 13, 1940

Uniform title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Moore, Grace, 1898-1947
2. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. 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

1. *LDC 32991

Note

1. Subtitle from house program.
2. Compact discs.
3. Durations: 1:09:46 (Announcements, synopses and intermission features) ; 2:02:32 (Opera).
4. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera News

Performer (note)

1. 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)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 13, 1940.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in French.

Author

1. Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.

Title

1. Manon [sound recording] : opera in five acts / Jules Massenet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, after the novel by the abbé Prévost.

Series

1. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] January 13, 1940

Cast

1. 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

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 13, 1940.

Indexed in:

1. Opera News, (Jan. 8, 1940).

Language

1. Sung in French.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
2. Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901. Librettist
3. Prévost, abbé, 1697-17673. Manon Lescaut.
4. Moore, Grace, 1898-1947. Performer
5. Crooks, Richard, 1900-1972. Performer
6. Brownlee, John, 1901-1969. Performer
7. Moscona, Nicola. Performer
8. Dickey, Annamary. Performer
9. Stellman, Maxine. Performer
10. Browning, Lucielle. Performer
11. De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
12. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
13. D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958. Performer
14. Altglass, Max. Performer
15. Gábor, Arnold, 1880-1950. Performer
16. Gola, Gina. Performer
17. Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982. Conductor
18. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
19. Bori, Lucrezia, 1887-1960. Commentator
20. Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- Commentator
21. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 32991