[Met Concert/Gala] CID:127420
New Year's Eve Grand Operatic Program. Metropolitan Opera House: 12/31/1939.


Metropolitan Opera House
December 31, 1939


NEW YEAR'S EVE GRAND OPERATIC PROGRAM

Hänsel und Gretel: Overture

Hänsel und Gretel: Act I, Scene 2 (In Costume)
Hänsel..................Helen Olheim
Gretel..................Natalie Bodanya
Sandman.................Winifred Heidt [First appearance]

Faust: Faites-lui mes aveux
Lucielle Browning

La Juive: Rachel, quand du Seigneur
Giovanni Martinelli

La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours
Monna Montes
Grant Mouradoff
George Chaffee


The Bartered Bride: Overture

Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Act III Excerpts (In Costume)
Rosina..................Hilde Reggiani
Count Almaviva..........Alessio De Paolis
Figaro..................Carlo Morelli
Don Basilio.............Norman Cordon
Dr. Bartolo.............Louis D'Angelo

Tannhäuser: O du, mein holder Abendstern
Mack Harrell

Pagliacci: Stridono lassù
Marita Farell

Otello: Sì, pel ciel
Giovanni Martinelli
Carlo Morelli


Samson et Dalila: Choreographic Fantasy {1}
Adolescence.............Beatrice Weinberger
Pilgrim.................Grant Mouradoff
Priestesses with Fire: Ruthanna Boris (Soloist), Monna Montes, Lillian Moore, Mary Sigler
Bacchant................George Chaffee


Conductor...............Frank St. Leger
Director................Désiré Defrère
Choreographer...........Boris Romanoff


Added Index Entries for Subjects and Names

Subjects:
• 1939-40
• Concert: Conductor [St. Leger, Frank]
• Concert: [Weinberger, Beatrice]
• Concert: [Mouradoff, Grant]
• Concert: [Boris, Ruthanna]
• Concert: [Montes, Monna]
• Concert: [Sigler, Mary]
• Concert: [Chaffee, George]
• Concert: [Defrère, Désiré]
• Concert: [Martinelli, Giovanni]
• Concert: [Farell, Marita]
• Concert: [Browning, Lucielle]
• Concert: [Moore, Lillian]
• Concert: [D'Angelo, Louis]
• Concert: [Olheim, Helen]
• Concert: [Bodanya, Natalie]
• Concert: [Heidt, Winifred]
• Concert: [Reggiani, Hilde]
• Concert: [De Paolis, Alessio]
• Concert: [Morelli, Carlo]
• Concert: [Cordon, Norman]
• Concert: [Harrell, Mack]
Selection/Excerpt
• Hänsel und Gretel: Overture [St. Leger, Frank]
• Hänsel und Gretel: Act I, Scene 2 [Olheim, Helen/Bodanya, Natalie/Heidt, Winifred/St. Leger, Frank]
• Faust: Faites-lui mes aveux [Browning, Lucielle/St. Leger, Frank]
• La Juive: Rachel, quand du Seigneur [Martinelli, Giovanni/St. Leger, Frank]
• La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours [Montes, Monna/Mouradoff, Grant/Chaffee, George/St. Leger, Frank]
• The Bartered Bride: Overture [St. Leger, Frank]
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Act III Excerpts [Reggiani, Hilde/De Paolis, Alessio/Morelli, Carlo/Cordon, Norman/D'Angelo, Louis/St. Leger, Frank]
• Tannhäuser: O du, mein holder Abendstern [Harrell, Mack/St. Leger, Frank]
• Pagliacci: Ballatella [Farell, Marita/St. Leger, Frank]
• Otello: Sì, pel ciel [Martinelli, Giovanni/Morelli, Carlo/St. Leger, Frank]
• Samson et Dalila: Choreographic Fantasy [Weinberger, Beatrice/Mouradoff, Grant/Boris, Ruthanna/Montes/Moore/Sigler/Chaffee/St. Leger]
Met Careers
• Bodanya, Natalie [Soprano]
• Boris, Ruthanna [Dancer]
• Browning, Lucielle [Mezzo Soprano]
• Chaffee, George [Dancer]
• Cordon, Norman [Bass]
• D'Angelo, Louis [Baritone]
• De Paolis, Alessio [Tenor]
• Defrère, Désiré [Director]
• Farell, Marita [Soprano]
• Harrell, Mack [Baritone]
• Heidt, Winifred [Mezzo Soprano]
• Martinelli, Giovanni [Tenor]
• Montes, Monna [Dancer]
• Moore, Lillian [Dancer]
• Morelli, Carlo [Baritone]
• Mouradoff, Grant [Dancer]
• Olheim, Helen [Mezzo Soprano]
• Reggiani, Hilde [Soprano]
• Romanoff, Boris [Choreographer]
• Sigler, Mary [Dancer]
• St. Leger, Frank [Conductor]
• Weinberger, Beatrice [Dancer]