Carmen (excerpts) ; Boris Godunov (excerpts) ; South Pacific (excerpts) ; Rigoletto (excerpts)

Record ID: 735
Identifier: 90330
Genre: Opera
Work Title: Carmen (excerpts) ; Boris Godunov (excerpts) ; South Pacific (excerpts) ; Rigoletto (excerpts)
Uniform Title: Carmen. Selections ; Boris Godunov. Selections ; South Pacific. Selections ; Rigoletto. Selections
Program/Series Title: Toast of the town: Toast to the Met
Composer: Bizet ; Mussorgsky ; Rodgers ; Verdi
Production Year: 1953
Transmission/Release Date: 11/8/53
Transmission/Release Year: 1953
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform: CBS
Orchestra: Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra
Chorus/Choir: Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus
Soloists: Rise Stevens ; Richard Tucker (Carmen) ; Cesare Siepi ; Paul Franke (Boris Godunov) ; Rise Stevens ; Roberta Peters ; Robert Merrill ; Richard Tucker (Rigoletto) ; Robert Merrill (South Pacific). Hilda Gueden
Participants: Ed Sullivan (host). Rudolf Bing ; Francis Robinson ; John Gutman ; Victor Borge ; Sam Levenson ; Margaret Truman (guests)
TV/Film Director: Wray, John
Production Company: CBS
Producer: Sullivan, Ed ; Lewis, Marlo
Technical Information: Live origination from the Metropolitan Opera House.
Other Information: Metropolitan Opera 70th anniversary gala.
Duration: ca .60'
Company: Metropolitan Opera
Sourcemat: NEWCAT - 39