War and peace
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Record ID
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131
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Identifier
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11375
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Work Title
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War and peace
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Uniform Title
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Voina i mir
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Program/Series Title
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NBC Opera Company
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Text Author
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Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953 (libretto) ; Mendelson-Prokofieva, M. (libretto)
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Language
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English
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Translation
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Machlis, Joseph
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Production Year
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1957
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Transmission/Release Date
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1/13/57
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Transmission/Release Year
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1957
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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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Symphony of the Air
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Chorus/Choir
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American Concert Choir, NBC Opera Company
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Soloists
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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
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TV/Film Director
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Browning, Kirk, 1921-
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Sets
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Riggs, Otis
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Costumes
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Kent, Guy
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Choreography
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Alexander, Rod
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Production Company
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NBC
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Producer
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Chotzinoff, Samuel, 1889-1964
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Technical Information
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Taped studio production ; color
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Other Information
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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.
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Duration
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ca. 150'
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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)
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Sourcemat
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