[Met Concert/Gala] CID:127790
Grand Sunday Night Program. Metropolitan Opera House: 01/28/1940.


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


Added Index Entries for Subjects and Names

Subjects:
• 1939-40
• Concert: Conductor [Cimara, Pietro]
• Concert: [Romanoff, Boris]
• Concert: [Jagel, Frederick]
• Concert: [Tokatyan, Armand]
• Concert: [Cordon, Norman]
• Concert: [Moscona, Nicola]
• Concert: [Thorborg, Kerstin]
• Concert: [Boris, Ruthanna]
• Concert: [D'Angelo, Louis]
• Concert: [Montes, Monna]
• Concert: [Mouradoff, Grant]
• Concert: [Chaffee, George]
• Concert: [Antoine, Josephine]
• Concert: [Votipka, Thelma]
• Concert: [Heidt, Winifred]
• Concert: [De Paolis, Alessio]
• Concert: [Petina, Irra]
• Concert: [Moore, Lillian]
• Concert: [Weinberger, Beatrice]
• Concert: [Brownlee, John]
• Concert: [Merrill, Jean]
• Concert: [Paltrinieri, Giordano]
Selection/Excerpt
• La Forza del Destino: Overture [Cimara, Pietro]
• Rigoletto: Act II Excerpts [Antoine, Josephine/Votipka, Thelma/Jagel, Frederick/Moscona, Nicola/Cimara, Pietro]
• Boris Godunov: Monologue [Cordon, Norman/Cimara, Pietro]
• La Gioconda: Act II Duet [Merrill, Jean/Heidt, Winifred/Cimara, Pietro]
• Manon: Ah! fuyez, douce image [Tokatyan, Armand/Cimara, Pietro]
• Samson et Dalila: Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse! [Thorborg, Kerstin/Cimara, Pietro]
• Thaïs: Act II Ballet [Weinberger, Beatrice/Montes, Monna/Moore, Lillian/Boris, Ruthanna/Mouradoff, Grant/Chaffee, George/Cimara, Pietro]
• La Vida Breve: Dance [Cimara, Pietro]
• La Gioconda: Cielo e mar! [Jagel, Frederick/Cimara, Pietro]
• Simon Boccanegra: Il lacerato spirito [Moscona, Nicola/Cimara, Pietro]
• Boris Godunov: Marina - Dmitri Duet [Thorborg, Kerstin/Tokatyan, Armand/Cimara, Pietro]
• Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Act II [Antoine, Rosina/Petina, Irra/De Paolis, Alessio/Brownlee, John/D'Angelo/Cordon/Paltrinieri/Cimara, Pietro]
Met Careers
• Antoine, Josephine [Soprano]
• Boris, Ruthanna [Dancer]
• Brownlee, John [Baritone]
• Chaffee, George [Dancer]
• Cimara, Pietro [Conductor]
• Cordon, Norman [Bass]
• D'Angelo, Louis [Baritone]
• De Paolis, Alessio [Tenor]
• Defrère, Désiré [Director]
• Heidt, Winifred [Mezzo Soprano]
• Jagel, Frederick [Tenor]
• Merrill, Jean [Soprano]
• Montes, Monna [Dancer]
• Moore, Lillian [Dancer]
• Moscona, Nicola [Bass]
• Mouradoff, Grant [Dancer]
• Paltrinieri, Giordano [Tenor]
• Petina, Irra [Mezzo Soprano]
• Romanoff, Boris [Choreographer]
• Thorborg, Kerstin [Mezzo Soprano]
• Tokatyan, Armand [Tenor]
• Votipka, Thelma [Soprano]
• Weinberger, Beatrice [Dancer]