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Record ID
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424
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Identifier
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40005
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Work Title
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The magic flute
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Uniform Title
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Zauberflote
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Program/Series Title
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NBC Opera Theatre
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Work Alternate Titles
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Die Zauberflote
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Text Author
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Schikaneder, Emanuel, 1751-1812 (libretto)
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Language
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English
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Translation
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Auden, W. H. ; Kallman, Chester
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Production Year
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1956
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Transmission/Release Date
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1/15/56
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Transmission/Release Year
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1956
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Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
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NBC
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Conductor/Music Director
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Adler, Peter Herman, 1899-1990 (music and artistic director)
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Orchestra
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Members of the Symphony of the Air
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Chorus/Choir
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NBC Opera Company
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Soloists
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Leontyne Price (Pamina) ; John Reardon (Papageno) ; William Lewis (Tamino) ; Adelaide Bishop (Papagena) ; Laurel Hurley (Queen of the Night) ; Andrew McKinley (Monostatos) ; Yi-Kwei Sze (Sarastro) ; Frances Paige (First Lady) ; Joan Moynagh (Second Lady) ; Helen Vanni (Third Lady) ; Betty Wilson (First Spirit) ; Russell Oberlin (Second Spirit) ; Charles Bressler (Third Spirit) ; Norman Rose (First Priest) ; Alfred Shirley (Second Priest) ; Chester Watson (High Priest) ; Richard Cassilly ; Walter Carlin ; John Vivyan
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TV/Film Director
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Browning, Kirk, 1921-
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Stage Director
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Balanchine, George
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Sets
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Ter-Arutunian, Rouben
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Costumes
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Ter-Arutunian, Rouben
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Choreography
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Balanchine, George
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Producer
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Chotzinoff, Samuel, 1889-1964
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Technical Information
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Live studio production ; color
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Other Information
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Lincoln Kirstein (special production consultant). Paul Nettl, (historical advisor). In a 15 year run on NBC, the series was listed under three titles: NBC Opera Theatre, NBC Opera Company, and NBC Opera.
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Duration
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ca. 90'
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Company
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NBC Opera Company
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Archive
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The Paley Center for Media (formerly Museum of Television & Radio) ; Motion Picture/TV Reading Room, Library of Congress
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Sourcemat
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