[Met Concert or Gala] CID:127790



Grand Sunday Night Program
Metropolitan Opera House, Sun, January 28, 1940




Grand Sunday Night Program



Metropolitan Opera House
January 28, 1940

GRAND SUNDAY NIGHT PROGRAM

La Forza del Destino: Overture

Rigoletto: Act II Excerpts (In Costume)
Gilda...................Josephine Antoine
Giovanna................Thelma Votipka
Duke of Mantua..........Frederick Jagel
Rigoletto...............John Brownlee
Sparafucile.............Nicola Moscona

Boris Godunov: Monologue
Norman Cordon

La Gioconda: Act II Duet
Jean Merrill [First Appearance]
Winifred Heidt

Manon: Ah! fuyez, douce image
Armand Tokatyan

Samson et Dalila: Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse!
Kerstin Thorborg

Thaïs: Act II Ballet
Beatrice Weinberger
Monna Montes
Lillian Moore
Ruthanna Boris
Grant Mouradoff
George Chaffee

La Vida Breve: Dance

La Gioconda: Cielo e mar
Frederick Jagel

Simon Boccanegra: Il lacerato spirito
Nicola Moscona

Boris Godunov: Marina - Dmitri Duet
Kerstin Thorborg
Armand Tokatyan

Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Act II (In Costume)
Rosina..................Josephine Antoine
Berta...................Irra Petina
Count Almaviva..........Alessio De Paolis
Figaro..................John Brownlee
Dr. Bartolo.............Louis D'Angelo
Don Basilio.............Norman Cordon
Sergeant................Giordano Paltrinieri

Conductor...............Pietro Cimara

Director................Désiré Defrère
Choreographer...........Boris Romanoff







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