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1 online resource |
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From The merry widow : highlights. Act I. Pontevedro in Paree (3:01) ; A highly respectable wife (4:18) ; Gentlemen, no more! ... I'm still a Pontevedrian (3:11) ; I'm off to Chez Maxime (2:22) ; Finale (4:48) -- Act II. Introduction ... Vilia (7:39) ; Jogging in a one-horse gig (2:46) ; March-Septet : You're back where you first began (2:37) ; Red as the rose of maytime ... Look where a leafy bower lies (4:20) ; Finale (5:24) -- Act III. Eh, voilà̀ les belles Grisettes (2:44) ; Love unspoken (4:08) |
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From: The lilac domino. Act I. We girls don't like them shy (1:33) ; The lilac domino (2:43) -- Act II. For your love I am waiting (3:10) ; What has gone (3:58) -- Act III. All line up in a queue (1:31) |
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From: The Belle of New York. Act I. Oh, teach me how to kiss (2:47) ; Wine, woman and song (1:56) ; La belle Parisienne (1:24) ; They all follow me (1:53) ; She is the belle of New York (2:18) -- Act II. When we are married (2:48) |
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Extracts from operettas |
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The Merry widow libretto by Victor Léon and Leo Stein, English version by Christopher Hassall ; The lilac domino libretto by Emmerich von Gatti and Béla Jenbach, rev. English version by H.F. Maltby ; The belle of New York lyrics by Hugh Morton |
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Streaming audio |
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In the 1st work: June Bronhill, Jeremy Brett, Ann Howard, David Hughes ; John McCarthy Singers ; Vilem Tausky and his orchestra. In the 2nd work: Aileen Cochrane, Charles Young. In the 3rd work: Mary Thomas, Barry Kent ; Rita Williams Singers ; Michael Collins and his orchestra |
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Recorded in No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, June 28, July 8, 1968 (1st work), June 9, 1959 (2nd work), Dec. 29, 1958 (3rd work) |
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Sung in English |
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Operas -- Excerpts.
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Musicals -- Excerpts
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Musicals -- Excerpts.
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Operas -- Excerpts.
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Streaming audio
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excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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Extraits.
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Streaming audio
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Bronhill, June, 1929-2005.
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Brett, Jeremy, 1933-1995.
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Howard, Ann, 1934-2014.
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Hughes, David (Tenor)
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Tausky, Vilem.
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Cochrane, Aileen
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Young, Charles (Vocalist)
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Thomas, Mary, 1935-1997.
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Kent, Barry.
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Collins, Michael (Conductor)
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Cuvillier, Charles, 1877-1955.
Lila Domino. Selections. English
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Kerker, Gustave, 1857-1923.
Belle of New York. Selections.
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John McCarthy Singers.
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Rita Williams Singers.
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