The merry widow

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Record ID
251
Identifier
13000
Work Title
The merry widow
Uniform Title
Die Lustige Witwe
Program/Series Title
Omnibus
Work Alternate Titles
Die Lustige Witwe
Text Author
Leon, Victor, 1858-1940 (libretto) ; Stein, Leo, 1862-1920 (libretto)
Language
English
Production Year
1954
Transmission/Release Date
12/26/54
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
CBS
Conductor/Music Director
Ormandy, Eugene
Orchestra
Symphony of the Air
Soloists
Patrice Munsel (Sonja) ; Theodor Uppman (Danilo) ; Dorothy Coulter (Natalie) ; Jim Hawthorne (Jolidon) ; Martyn Green (Nish) ; Jerome Kilty (Popoff) ; Robert Goss (St.Brioche) ; Christopher Hewett (Khadja) ; Iggie Wolfington (Cascada) ; Del Horstmann
Participants
Alistair Cooke (host)
TV/Film Director
Robbie, Seymour
Stage Director
Ritchard, Cyril
Sets
May, Henry ; Lumpkin, Jack
Costumes
Renfield, Leslie
Choreography
Butler, John
Production Company
TV-Radio Workshop of The Ford Foundation
Executive Producer
Saudek, Robert
Technical Information
Live studio production ; color ; first Omnibus program in color
Other Information
Adapted from original Henry W.Savage production. Series received Peabody Award in l954 ; and Emmy Awards in l953, l954, 1955, 1956, and l958.
Duration
ca. 80'
Archive
Motion Picture/TV Reading Room, Library of Congress ; Peabody Awards Collection University of Georgia Libraries
Sourcemat
PRINTCAT (X)

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