[Met Concert or Gala] CID:128860



Gala Concert
Metropolitan Opera House, Fri, April 26, 1940




Gala Concert



Metropolitan Opera House
April 26, 1940
Metropolitan Opera Fund Benefit


GALA CONCERT

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act I
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra

Smetana: A Kiss: Lullaby
Le Cid: Pleurez mes yeux
Jarmila Novotna

Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole: Andante; Rondo
Albert Spalding, violin

Martha: M'appari
Charles Kullman

La Traviata: Preludes to Act I and III
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra

Tartini/Kreisler: Variations on a Theme by Corelli
Kreisler: Caprice Viennois
Kreisler: Tambourin Chinois
Fritz Kreisler, violin

Arensky: Waltz
Lecouna: Malagueña
Granados/Bartlett and Robertson: La Maja y el Ruiseñor
Milhaud: Brazilian Dance
Ethel Bartlett and Rae Robertson, pianos [Only appearance]

Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne: Baïlero; Malurous qu'o uno fenno; Brezairola; L'antouéno
Gladys Swarthout

Bach: Concerto in D Minor: Largo ma non tanto; Allegro
Fritz Kreisler, violin
Albert Spalding, violin

Madama Butterfly: Love Duet
Jarmila Novotna
Charles Kullman

New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra

Conductor............John Barbirolli [Only appearance]







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