Research Catalog

Samson et Dalila opera in three acts

Title
  1. Samson et Dalila [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Camille Saint-Saens ; libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire.
Author
  1. Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921.

Details

Additional authors
  1. Lemaire, Ferdinand.
  2. Stevens, Risë, 1913-
  3. Vinay, Ramon.
  4. Björling, Sigurd.
  5. Scott, Norman, 1921-1968.
  6. Vichegonov, Lubomir.
  7. Darcy, Emery.
  8. Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
  9. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  10. Cleva, Fausto.
  11. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  12. Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
  13. Goldovsky, Boris.
  14. Matzenauer, Margarete, 1881-1963.
  15. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  16. Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987.
  17. Bagar, Robert C.
  18. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  19. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  20. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
  1. 4 sound tape reels (178 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 14, 1953]
Uniform title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
  1. Live sound recordings
  2. Operas
  3. Delilah (Biblical figure) > Drama
  4. Samson (Biblical judge) > Drama
Genre/Form
  1. Live sound recordings.
Contents
  1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Mrs. August Belmont ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky, host, with Margarete Matzenauer) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with George Marek, Robert Bagar and Sigmund Spaeth) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 2. Act 1 -- side 3. Act 2 -- side 4. Act 3.
Call number
  1. *LT-10 4894
Note
  1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  2. Durations: 0:47:21 (synopses and features) ; 2:10:00 (opera).
  3. Production notes and official cast list (3 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed in (note)
  1. Opera news
Performer (note)
  1. Risë Stevens (Dalila) ; Ramon Vinay (Samson) ; Sigurd Bjoerling (High Priest) ; Norman Scott (Abimelech) ; Lubomir Vichegonov (The old Hebrew) ; Emery Darcy (Philistine messenger) ; Paul Franke (First Philistine) ; George Cehanovsky (Second Philistine) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 14, 1953.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Service copy (2 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 344 (F)
Language (note)
  1. Sung in French.
Author
  1. Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921.
Title
  1. Samson et Dalila [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Camille Saint-Saens ; libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire.
Playing time
  1. 04721 21000
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 14, 1953]
  2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 14, 1953]
Cast
  1. Risë Stevens (Dalila) ; Ramon Vinay (Samson) ; Sigurd Bjoerling (High Priest) ; Norman Scott (Abimelech) ; Lubomir Vichegonov (The old Hebrew) ; Emery Darcy (Philistine messenger) ; Paul Franke (First Philistine) ; George Cehanovsky (Second Philistine) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed in:
  1. Opera news, v. 17, no. 19 (Mar. 9, 1953).
Event
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 14, 1953.
Original version
  1. Preservation tapes recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (6 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
  1. Service copy (2 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 344 (F)
Language
  1. Sung in French.
Added author
  1. Lemaire, Ferdinand. Librettist
  2. Stevens, Risë, 1913- Performer
  3. Vinay, Ramon. Performer
  4. Björling, Sigurd. Performer
  5. Scott, Norman, 1921-1968. Performer
  6. Vichegonov, Lubomir. Performer
  7. Darcy, Emery. Performer
  8. Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
  9. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
  10. Cleva, Fausto. Conductor
  11. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
  12. Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- Commentator
  13. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
  14. Matzenauer, Margarete, 1881-1963. Commentator
  15. Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
  16. Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. Commentator
  17. Bagar, Robert C. Commentator
  18. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
  19. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research call number
  1. *LT-10 4894 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 344 (F)
  2. *LTCM 344 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 4894.
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