| Description |
77 sound discs : analog, 78 rpm ; 12 in. |
| Summary |
The collection consists of excerpts of twenty-five consecutive programs, broadcast weekly from April 28, 1946 to September 13, 1946. Thomas Scherman served as conductor for the entire series. Noteworthy singers include Natalie Bodanya, John Brownlee, Eugene Conley, Norman Cordon, Todd Duncan, Dorothy Kirsten, Charles Kullman, Brenda Lewis, Martha Lipton, Ann McKnight, Ray Middleton, Mona Paulee, Eleanor Steber, Lawrence Tibbett, Richard Tucker, and Claramae Turner. |
| Access |
Access restricted ; advance notification required for use. |
| Biography |
Let's Go to the Opera was a 1946 radio series that featured Metropolitan Opera principals and other well known singers of the time in selections from popular operas and operettas. The selections are sung in English and introduced with a brief explanation of the plot context. The weekly series was broadcast live on station WOR, the New York affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting Company. |
| Indexes |
Finding aid available in repository: *L(Special) 89-31and online. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Excerpts.
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Radio programs, Musical -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Bodanya, Natalie, Performer.
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Brownlee, John, 1901-1969, Performer.
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Conley, Eugene, 1908-1981, Performer.
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Cordon, Norman, Performer.
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Duncan, Todd, Performer.
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Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992, Performer.
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Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983, Performer.
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Lewis, Brenda, Performer.
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Lipton, Martha, Performer.
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McKnight, Ann, Performer.
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Middleton, Ray, Performer.
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Paulee, Mona, Performer.
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Scherman, Thomas, Conductor.
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Steber, Eleanor, Performer.
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Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960, Performer.
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Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975, Performer.
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Turner, Claramae, Performer.
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| Call No. |
*L (Special) 89-31
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| Research Call Number |
*L (Special) 89-31
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