Research Catalog

The Telephone Hour

Title
The Telephone Hour : radio broadcast, 1941-08-18 / [produced by NBC Radio Network].
Publication
1941.

Available Online

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Anderson, Warner, 1911-1976
  • Melton, James, 1904-1961
  • White, Francia, 1908-1984
  • Voorhees, Donald
  • Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897
  • Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901
  • Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881.
  • Clay, Frederic, 1838-1889.
  • MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908.
  • Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908.
  • Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891.
  • Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.
  • Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, performer.
  • Bell Telephone Hour Chorus, performer.
  • National Broadcasting Company.
Found In
Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings.
Description
3 streaming audio files (approximately 30 min.) : digital, mono.
Uniform Title
Bell Telephone hour (Radio program)
Alternative Title
  • Bell Telephone Hour
  • Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Operas.
  • Dance music.
  • Songs.
  • Cantatas.
  • Ballets (Music)
  • Classical music radio programs.
  • Radio commercials.
Note
  • Title and date from original disc label; credits from audition.
  • Streaming files transferred from original audio discs.
  • Matrix nos: BB27766 C1 (Disc 1, side 1), BB27768 C1 (Disc 1, side 2), BB27767 B2 (Disc 2).
  • "Telephone Hour, Prog 69, part 1; Telephone Hour, Prog 69, part 3; Telephone Hour, Prog 69, part 2 "-- On run-out of discs sides 1 and 2 and 3 respectively.
Access (note)
  • Access to original item restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the Library for Performing Arts Research Center.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian, English, and French.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-33.
Contents
Link 1: Opening announcement ; Polonaise from opera "Boris Godunov" / music by Mussorgsky (chorus, orchestra) ; Announcement ; I'll sing thee songs of Araby / music by Clay (Melton, orchestra) ; Bell Telephone ad -- Link 2: Announcement ; To a wild rose (originally for piano) / music by MacDowell (White, orchestra) ; Announcement ; The rose enslaved the nightingale / music by Rimsky-Korsakov (Melton, orchestra) ; Aria waltz from ballet "Naila" / music by Delibes (orchestra) ; Bell telephone -- Link 3: Announcement ; Last duet from Act 5 of opera "Manon" (Ah! Des Grieux! O Manon!) / music by Massenet ; libretto by Meilhac and Gille (White, Melton, orchestra) ; Closing announcement.
Call Number
*LK-16 904-905
OCLC
949797481
Title
The Telephone Hour : radio broadcast, 1941-08-18 / [produced by NBC Radio Network].
Production
1941.
Country of Producing Entity
United States
Playing Time
000841 001343 000658
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Performer
Warner Anderson, announcer ; James Melton, tenor ; Francia White, soprano ; Bell Telephone Hour Chorus ; Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra ; Donald Voorhees, conductor.
Event
Broadcast on NBC Radio in New York 1941 August 18.
Access
Access to original item restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the Library for Performing Arts Research Center.
Language
Sung in Italian, English, and French.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-33.
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Added Author
Anderson, Warner, 1911-1976, host.
Melton, James, 1904-1961, performer.
White, Francia, 1908-1984, performer.
Voorhees, Donald, conductor.
Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897, librettist.
Gille, Philippe, 1831-1901, librettist.
Container of (expression): Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Boris Godunov. Polʹskiĭ s khorom. Italian.
Container of (expression): Clay, Frederic, 1838-1889. Lalla Rookh. I'll sing thee songs of Araby; arranged.
Container of (expression): MacDowell, Edward, 1860-1908. Woodland sketches. To a wild rose; arranged.
Container of (expression): Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Romansy, op. 2. Vostochnyĭ romans; arranged. English.
Container of (work): Delibes, Léo, 1836-1891. Naila.
Container of (work): Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Manon, Acte 5. Selections.
Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, performer.
Bell Telephone Hour Chorus, performer.
National Broadcasting Company.
Added Title
Bell Telephone hour (Radio program)
Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings.
Found In:
Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings.
Research Call Number
*LK-16 904-905
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