The would be gentleman

Item

Record ID
149
Identifier
11763
Genre
Work Title
The would be gentleman
Uniform Title
Ariadne auf Naxos
Program/Series Title
NBC Opera Theatre
Work Alternate Titles
Ariadne on Naxos
Text Author
Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929, (libretto)
Language
English
Translation
Mead, George ; Mead, Phyllis
Production Year
1955
Transmission/Release Date
2/27/55
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
NBC
Conductor/Music Director
Adler, Peter Herman, 1899-1990 (music and artistic director)
Orchestra
Members of the Symphony of the Air
Soloists
Cast for "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme": Wally Cox (M.Jourdain) ; Anita Darian (Nicole) ; Charlotte Rae (Mme Jourdain) ; Ross Martin (Dorante) ; Jacques Aubuchon ; Roy Dean ; Freddric Tozere ; Arny Freeman ; Singing cast for "Ariadne": Wilam Spence (Ariadne) ; Robert Marshall (Bacchus) ; Loren Driscoll (Brighella) ; Carole O'Hara (Dryad) ; Joan Marie Moynagh (Echo) ; Robert Goss (Harlequin) ; Joan Carroll (Naiad) ; Robert Holland (Scaramuccio) ; Lee Cass (Truffaldino) ; Virginia MacWatters (Zerbinetta)
TV/Film Director
Schwartz, John
Sets
Ter-Arutunian, Rouben
Costumes
Ter-Arutunian, Rouben
Choreography
Butler, John
Production Company
NBC
Producer
Chotzinoff, Samuel, 1889-1990
Technical Information
Live studio production
Other Information
In a 15 year run on NBC, the series was listed under three titles: NBC Opera Theatre, NBC Opera Company, and NBC Opera.
Duration
ca. 90'
Company
NBC Opera Company
Archive
Motion Picture / TV Reading Room, Library of Congress ; The Paley Cener for Media (formerly Museum of Television & Radio)
Sourcemat
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