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

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

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Additional authors
  1. Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963
  2. Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960
  3. Taylor, Helen, 1876-1943
  4. Brice, Carol, 1916-1985
  5. Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960
  6. Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
  7. Martin, Easthope, 1882-1925
  8. Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945
  9. Columbia Broadcasting Symphony, performer
  10. Detroit Symphony Orchestra, performer
  11. CBS Radio Network, broadcaster
  12. American Broadcasting Company, broadcaster
Description
  1. 1 audio disc : analog, mono, 78 rpm; 12 in.
Uniform title
  1. Ford Sunday evening hour (Radio program)
Alternative title
  1. Come to the fair.
  2. Addio, alla madre.
Subject
  1. Radio programs, Musical.
  2. Operas -- Excerpts.
  3. Songs (Medium voice) with orchestra.
Genre/Form
  1. Classical music radio programs.
Call number
  1. *LR 11890
Language
  1. Italian
Note
  1. Title from disc label.
  2. 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).
  3. Duration: [5:07] (side A) ; [3:42] (side B)
  4. "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)
  1. Sears, Richard S. V-discs: a history and discography
Language (note)
  1. Sung in Italian and English.
Playing time
  1. 000249 000218 000342
Type of content
  1. performed music
Type of medium
  1. audio
Type of carrier
  1. audio disc
Performer
  1. Carol Brice, [contralto ; Columbia Broadcasting Symphony ; Fritz Reiner, conductor] (1st-2nd works). Jussi Bjoerling[, tenor ; Detroit Symphony Orchestra ; Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor] (3rd work).
Event
  1. 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:
  1. Sears, Richard S. V-discs: a history and discography, p. 148 (1st-2nd works) ; p. 65 (3rd works).
Added author
  1. Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963, conductor.
  2. Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960, conductor.
  3. Taylor, Helen, 1876-1943, lyricist.
  4. Brice, Carol, 1916-1985, performer.
  5. Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960, performer.
  6. Container of (work): Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Serse. Ombra mai fù.
  7. Container of (work): Martin, Easthope, 1882-1925. More songs of the fair. Come to the fair.
  8. Container of (work): Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Cavalleria rusticana. Mamma, quel vino è generoso.
  9. Columbia Broadcasting Symphony, performer.
  10. Detroit Symphony Orchestra, performer.
  11. CBS Radio Network, broadcaster.
  12. American Broadcasting Company, broadcaster.
Publisher no.
  1. 623 Vdisc
  2. Army Release FF Vdisc
  3. JDB-VP 1736 Vdisc
  4. JDB-VP 1735 Vdisc
  5. VP-1736-D5-TC-1565-1 Vdisc
  6. VP-1735-D5-TC-1564-1 Vdisc
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