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The Telephone Hour, 1954-11-08

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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

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Title
The Telephone Hour, 1954-11-08
Additional title: Bell Telephone hour (Radio program)
Names
Seefried, Irmgard (Singer)
Voorhees, Donald (Conductor)
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943 (Composer)
Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949 (Composer)
Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno, 1876-1948 (Composer)
Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695 (Composer)
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868 (Composer)
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924 (Composer)
National Broadcasting Company (Producer)
National Broadcasting Company (Associated name)
Bell Telephone Orchestra (Performer)
Collection

The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1954-11-08
Table of Contents
[Disc side 1: (14:23)]: Prelude in G minor / Sergei Rachmaninoff -- Ständchen / Richard Strauss -- Intermezzo (from the opera "Four rustics") / Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari -- [Bell Telephone announcement about trans-Atlantic cable and amplifiers] ; [Introduction to Purcell's "I attempt from loves sickness to fly"] (Unidentififed host) |||| [Disc side 2: (15:08)]: I attempt from loves sickness to fly / Purcell -- Overture (from the opera "Barbieri di Siviglia) / Giaocchino Rossini -- Mi chiamano Mimi (from the opera "La Bohme") / Giacomo Puccini -- [Closing remarks and announcements] (Unidentified host)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LJ-16 2511
Shelf locator: *LT-10 8172
Topics
Radio programs, Musical
Orchestral music
Songs (High voice) with orchestra
Operas
Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Preludes, piano, op. 23. No. 5; arranged
Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Lieder, op. 17. Ständchen
Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno, 1876-1948. Quatro rusteghi. Intermezzo
Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Indian queen. I attempt from Love's sickness to fly
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Barbiere di Siviglia. Sinfonia
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Bohème. Sì, mi chiamano Mimì
Genres
Radio programs
Music
Notes
Content: "NBC Orthacoustic instantaneous; Telephone Hour-Irmgard Seefried (Debut); UCT-105-11; 11/8/54; 9.00-9.30 PM"--From original disc label.
Performers: Irmgard Seefried, soprano (Disc side 1: 2nd work; Disc side 2: 1st and 3rd works) ; Bell Telephone Orchestra ; Donald Voorhees, conductor ; with unidentified host.
Venue: Broadcast from Carnegie Hall, New York, New York 1954 November 8.
Language: Spoken in English; sung in German, English and Italian.
Citation/reference: Forms part of: The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings, *L(Special) 89-33.
Physical Description
Audio disc
Extent: 1 audio disc (30:31) : analog, mono, 33 1/3 rpm, aluminum-based acetate ; 16 in.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
German
Italian
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG05-A10060
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16130236
MSS Unit ID: 20502
RLIN/OCLC: 908253527
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20614585
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 25b83a90-b8bf-0133-e798-60f81dd2b63c
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The Telephone Hour, 1954-11-08" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1954. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/46e13cf0-b8bf-0133-c53c-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "The Telephone Hour, 1954-11-08" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/46e13cf0-b8bf-0133-c53c-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1954). The Telephone Hour, 1954-11-08 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/46e13cf0-b8bf-0133-c53c-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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The Telephone Hour, 1954-11-08