War and peace
Item
Record ID
131
Identifier
11375
Genre
Work Title
War and peace
Uniform Title
Voina i mir
Program/Series Title
NBC Opera Company
Composer
Text Author
Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953 (libretto) ; Mendelson-Prokofieva, M. (libretto)
Language
English
Translation
Machlis, Joseph
Production Year
1957
Transmission/Release Date
1/13/57
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
NBC
Conductor/Music Director
Adler, Peter Herman, 1899-1990 (music and artistic director)
Orchestra
Symphony of the Air
Chorus/Choir
American Concert Choir, NBC Opera Company
Soloists
Morley Meredith (Andrei) ; Helena Scott (Natascha) ; Linda McNaughton (Sonja) ; Beatrix Krebs (Akhrosimova) ; Chester Watson (Rostov) ; David Lloyd (Pierre) ; Davis Cunningham (Anatol) ; Gloria Lane (Helene) ; Michael Kermoyan (Dolokhov) ; Alice Howland (Maria) ; Arthur Newmann (Bolkonsky) ; Joshua Hecht (Denisov) ; Kenneth Smith (Kutuzov) ; Leon Lishner (Napoleon) ; Margery Mayer (Peronskaya) ; Paul Ukena (Balaga) ; Howard Fried (Feodor) ; Mary McKenzie (Bassilisa) ; Norman Atkins
TV/Film Director
Browning, Kirk, 1921-
Sets
Riggs, Otis
Costumes
Kent, Guy
Choreography
Alexander, Rod
Production Company
NBC
Producer
Chotzinoff, Samuel, 1889-1964
Technical Information
Taped studio production ; color
Other Information
American Premiere. First performance of revised version outside of the Soviet Union. Series title change to NBC Opera Company. 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. 150'
Company
NBC Opera Company
Archive
The Paley Center for Media (formerly Museum of Television & Radio)
Sourcemat
PRINTCAT (X)