La fille du régiment

La fille du régiment / Gaetano Donizetti.

This is not only the incomparable Lily Pons's first performance in Donizetti's comic opera at the Met; it is her only broadcast as Marie. Equal parts dazzling singer and romping tomboy, she is totally charming. No wonder Time magazine put her on its cover. Salvatore Baccaloni is Sergeant S...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848 (Composer)
Corporate Author: Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) (Performer)
Other Authors: Pons, Lily, 1898-1976 (Performer), Petina, Irra, 1908-2000 (Performer), Jobin, Raoul (Performer), Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969 (Performer), Papi, Gennaro (Conductor)
Format: Video
Language:French
Published: [New York, New York] : [Metropolitan Opera], [1940]
Subjects:
Operas.
Live sound recordings > New York (State) > New York.
Live sound recordings
Operas
New York (State) > New York
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Summary:This is not only the incomparable Lily Pons's first performance in Donizetti's comic opera at the Met; it is her only broadcast as Marie. Equal parts dazzling singer and romping tomboy, she is totally charming. No wonder Time magazine put her on its cover. Salvatore Baccaloni is Sergeant Sulpice and Raoul Jobin is the man who steals Pons's heart. In this famous World War II-era broadcast Pons interpolates "La Marseillaise" at the end--bringing a cheering Met audience to its feet
Item Description:Duration: 1 hr., 38 min., 41 sec.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 audio file (1 hr., 38 min., 41 sec.))
Playing Time:01:38:41
Participant or Performer:Lily Pons ; Irra Petina ; Raol Jobin ; Salvatore Baccaloni ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet ; Gennaro Papi, conductor.
Language:Sung in French.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Vendor-supplied metadata.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:Recorded live in 1940 at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, New York.

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