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Additional authors

1. Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
2. Meihac, Henri, 1831-1897.
3. Merimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
4. Djanel, Lily
5. Albanese, Licia
6. Jobin, Raoul
7. Valentino, Frank
8. D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958.
9. Baker, John, 1911-
10. Votipka, Thelma
11. Browning, Lucielle
12. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
13. De Paolis, Alessio
14. Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982.
15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
16. Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960.
17. O'Connor, Basil, 1892-1972.
18. Downes, Olin, 1886-1955.
19. Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987.
20. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
21. Watts, Huntington
22. Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879-
23. LaFarge, Christopher, 1897-1956.
24. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
25. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

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

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 24, 1945.

Uniform title

1. Opera victory rally (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Operas
2. Red Cross and Red Crescent
3. World War, 1939-1945 > War work > Red Cross

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Opening remarks (Milton Cross) ; Pre-curtain feature: Lawrence Tibbett speaks about the Red Cross and today's intermission features, dedicated to the Red Cross ; Synopsis of Act 1 (Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Act 4 -- CD 4. Newsreel "Red Cross at War": Mr. Tibbett presents a dramatized picture of the Red Cross in action ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Opera Forum Quiz (Mr. Tibbett introduces America Red Cross Chairman Basil O'Connor who responds to questions of Olin Downes, George Marek, Sigmund Spaeth, and Huntington Watts) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; Opera Victory Rally: Mr. Tibbett introduces Mrs. August Belmont who presents Christopher LaFarge in a speech titled "Am I my brother's keeper?" ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Cross) ; Closing remarks (Cross) ; Post-curtain: Farewell from Mr. Tibbett with a request for donations to the Red Cross.

Call number

1. *LDC 32730

Note

1. Subtitle from house program.
2. Durations: 1:12:00 (Announcements, synopses, and intermission features) ; 2:40:44 (opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Lily Djanel (Carmen) ; Licia Albanese (Micaela) ; Raoul Jobin (Don José) ; Frank Valentino (Escamillo) ; Louis D'Angelo (Zuniga) ; John Baker (Morales) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Lucielle Browning (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaïro) ; Alessio De Paolis (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 24, 1945.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in French.

Author

1. Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.

Title

1. Carmen : radio broadcast, 1945-03-24 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meihac and Halévy, based on Merimée's story.

Imprint

1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2002]

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 24, 1945.
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 24, 1945.

Cast

1. Lily Djanel (Carmen) ; Licia Albanese (Micaela) ; Raoul Jobin (Don José) ; Frank Valentino (Escamillo) ; Louis D'Angelo (Zuniga) ; John Baker (Morales) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Lucielle Browning (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaïro) ; Alessio De Paolis (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 9 (Mar. 19, 1945).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 24, 1945.

Language

1. Sung in French.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist
2. Meihac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
3. Merimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen.
4. Djanel, Lily. Performer
5. Albanese, Licia. Performer
6. Jobin, Raoul. Performer
7. Valentino, Frank. Performer
8. D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958. Performer
9. Baker, John, 1911- Performer
10. Votipka, Thelma. Performer
11. Browning, Lucielle. Performer
12. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
13. De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
14. Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982. Conductor
15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
16. Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960. Commentator
17. O'Connor, Basil, 1892-1972. Commentator
18. Downes, Olin, 1886-1955. Commentator
19. Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. Commentator
20. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
21. Watts, Huntington. Commentator
22. Belmont, Eleanor Robson, 1879- Commentator
23. LaFarge, Christopher, 1897-1956. Commentator
24. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera victory rally (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 32730