Griffelkin

Item

Record ID

102

Identifier

10957

Genre

Opera

Work Title

Griffelkin

Uniform Title

Griffelkin

Program/Series Title

NBC Opera Theatre

Composer

Foss, Lukas, 1922-

Text Author

Reid, Alastair, 1926- (libretto)

Production Year

1955

Transmission/Release Date

11/6/55

Transmission/Release Year

1955

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

NBC

Conductor/Music Director

Adler, Peter Herman (music and artistic director)

Orchestra

Members of the Symphony of the Air

Chorus/Choir

NBC Opera Company

Soloists

Adelaide Bishop (Griffelkin) ; Mary Kreste (Devil's Grandmother) ; Mignon Dunn (Voice of the Statue) ; Andrew McKinley (Voice of Letter Box) ; Oliver Andes (Boy) ; Rose Gerringer (Girl) ; Paul Ukena (Voice of 1st Lion) ; Chester Watson (Voice of 2nd Lion) ; Alice Richmond (Mother) ; Robert Holland (Shopkeeper) ; Lee Cass (Policeman) ; Frances Paige (Voice 1st Housewife) ; Joan Moynagh (Voice of 2nd Housewife) ; Jean Handzlik (Voice of 3rd Housewife) ; Paul Ukena (Uncle Skelter)

TV/Film Director

Browning, Kirk, 1921-

Stage Director

Joffrey, Robert

Sets

Ter-Arutunian, Rouben

Costumes

Ter-Arutunian, Rouben

Choreography

Joffrey, Robert

Production Company

NBC

Producer

Chotzinoff, Samuel, 1889-1964

Technical Information

Live studio production

Other Information

World premiere of work commissioned by NBC. 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

The Paley Center for Media (formerly Museum of Television & Radio)

Sourcemat

PRINTCAT (X)

Memo1

American composer