Pagliacci (Act I, abridged version)
Item
Record ID
487
Identifier
79500
Genre
Work Title
Pagliacci (Act I, abridged version)
Uniform Title
Pagliacci. Selections
Program/Series Title
Pagliacci
Composer
Text Author
Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919 (libretto)
Production Year
1940
Transmission/Release Date
3/10/40
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
NBC
Conductor/Music Director
St. Leger, Frank
Orchestra
NBC Orchestra
Soloists
Hilda Burke (Nedda) ; Armand Tokatyan (Canio) ; Richard Bonelli ; (Tonio) ; George Cehanovsky (Silvio) ; Alessio De Paolis (Beppe). Other soloists on program: Bruna Castagna ; Frederick Jagel ; Licia Albanese ; Leonard Warren ; Hilde Reggiani.
Participants
Edward Johnson (Master of Ceremonies) ; G. Hamilton (Announcer)
TV/Film Director
Riley, Thomas Lyne
Production Company
NBC
Technical Information
Live studio production
Other Information
First televised performance of Metropolitan Opera. Program received by approximately 2,000 sets in New York City area. The program opened with a concert featuring the artists listed above, and finished with an abridged Act I of Pagliacci.
Duration
ca.60'
Company
The Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Sourcemat
PRINTCAT