Manon

~ Release by Jules Massenet; Bidu Sayão, Sydney Rayner, Richard Bonelli, Metropolitan Opera and Chorus, Maurice Abravanel (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Manon: Bidu Sayão (début)
Des Grieux: Sydney Rayner
Lescaut: Richard Bonelli
Comte Des Grieux: Chase Baromeno
Poussette: Natalie Bodanya
Javotte: Charlotte Symons
Rossette: Irra Petina
Guillot: Angelo Bada
De Brétigny: George Cehanovsky
L'Hôtelier: Louis D'Angelo
Garde: Max Altglass
Garde: Arnold Gabor
Servante: Gina Gola

Recorded from a live broadcast on February 13th, 1937.

Annotation last modified on 2011-06-26 05:58 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Manon: Act III. "Le parloir du Séminaire de Saint-Sulpice"
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1937-02-13)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (on 1937-02-13)
Jules Massenet1:07
2Manon: Act III. "Quelle eloquence"
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1937-02-13)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1937-02-13)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (on 1937-02-13)
Jules Massenet3:06
3Manon: Act III. "Epouse quelque brave fille"
bass vocals:
Chase Baromeo (on 1937-02-13)
tenor vocals:
Sydney Rayner (tenor) (on 1937-02-13)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1937-02-13)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (on 1937-02-13)
Jules Massenet3:01
4Manon: Act III. "Je suis seul! Ah! fuyez douce image"
tenor vocals:
Sydney Rayner (tenor) (on 1937-02-13)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1937-02-13)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (on 1937-02-13)
Jules Massenet6:20
5Manon: Act III. "Pardonnez-moi, Dieu de toute puissance..."
soprano vocals:
Bidu Sayão (soprano) (on 1937-02-13)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1937-02-13)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (on 1937-02-13)
Jules Massenet1:50
6Manon: Act III. "Oui! je fus cruelle et coupable!"
soprano vocals:
Bidu Sayão (soprano) (on 1937-02-13)
tenor vocals:
Sydney Rayner (tenor) (on 1937-02-13)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1937-02-13)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (on 1937-02-13)
Jules Massenet3:13
7Manon: Act III. "N'est-ce plus ma main que cette main presse?"
soprano vocals:
Bidu Sayão (soprano) (on 1937-02-13)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1937-02-13)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (on 1937-02-13)
Jules Massenet5:26
8Manon: Act IV. Introduction
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1937-02-13)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (on 1937-02-13)
Jules Massenet1:28
9Manon: Act IV. "Le joueur sans prudence livre tout au hazard"
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1937-02-13)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1937-02-13)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (on 1937-02-13)
Jules Massenet0:29
10Manon: Act IV. "A l'Hotel de Transylvanie"
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Irra Petina (Met contralto) (on 1937-02-13) and Charlotte Symons (on 1937-02-13)
soprano vocals:
Natalie Bodanya (on 1937-02-13)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1937-02-13)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (on 1937-02-13)
Jules Massenet0:29
11Manon: Act IV. "Mais, qui donc nous arrive?"
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Irra Petina (Met contralto) (on 1937-02-13) and Charlotte Symons (on 1937-02-13)
soprano vocals:
Natalie Bodanya (on 1937-02-13)
tenor vocals:
Angelo Badà (tenor) (on 1937-02-13)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1937-02-13)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (on 1937-02-13)
Jules Massenet1:36
12Manon: Act IV. "Manon! Sphinx étonnant, véritable sirène"
baritone vocals:
Richard Bonelli (baritone) (on 1937-02-13)
soprano vocals:
Bidu Sayão (soprano) (on 1937-02-13)
tenor vocals:
Sydney Rayner (tenor) (on 1937-02-13)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1937-02-13)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (on 1937-02-13)
Jules Massenet5:58
13Manon: Act IV. "Ce bruit de l'or"
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1937-02-13)
soprano vocals:
Bidu Sayão (soprano) (on 1937-02-13)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1937-02-13)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (on 1937-02-13)
Jules Massenet3:05
14Manon: Act IV. "Au jeu! au jeu!"
baritone vocals:
Richard Bonelli (baritone) (on 1937-02-13)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1937-02-13)
soprano vocals:
Bidu Sayão (soprano) (on 1937-02-13)
tenor vocals:
Angelo Badà (tenor) (on 1937-02-13) and Sydney Rayner (tenor) (on 1937-02-13)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1937-02-13)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (on 1937-02-13)
Jules Massenet5:09
15Manon: Act IV. "Oui, je viens t'arraches à la honte"
bass vocals:
Chase Baromeo (on 1937-02-13)
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (on 1937-02-13)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Irra Petina (Met contralto) (on 1937-02-13) and Charlotte Symons (on 1937-02-13)
soprano vocals:
Natalie Bodanya (on 1937-02-13)
tenor vocals:
Angelo Badà (tenor) (on 1937-02-13) and Sydney Rayner (tenor) (on 1937-02-13)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (on 1937-02-13)
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor) (on 1937-02-13)
Jules Massenet3:56
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Release

ASIN:UK: B0000267OZ [info]