17 Febbraio 1927: al Met la prima assoluta di “The king’s Henchman” di Deems Taylor
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Il 17 febbraio 1927 al Metropolitan Opera di New York, il maestro Serafin dirige la prima assoluta di “The king’s Henchman” di Deems Taylor.
Cast:
- EDGAR, Lawrence Tibbett
- AETHELWOLD, Edward Johnson
- MACCUS, William Gustafson
- DUNSTAN, George Meader
- ORDGAR, Louis D’Angelo
- AELFRIDA, Florence Easton
- ASE, Merle Alcock
- THIRED, Arnold Gabor
- GUNNER, Max Altglass
- CYNRIC, George Cehanovsky
- BRAND A FISHERMAN, Joseph Macpherson
- OSLAC A BLACKSMITH, James Wolfe
- WULFRED, Millo Picco
- HWITA AN OLD MAN, Max Bloch
- A SADDLER, Paolo Ananian
- A FISHERMAN, Frederick Vajda
- HILDEBURH, Henrietta Wakefield
- OSTARU A FISHERMAN’S WIFE. Grace Anthony
- GODGYFU A YOUNG GIRL, Louise Lerch, LEOFSYDU A WOMAN SERVANT, Dorothea Flexer
- A BLACKSMITH’S WIFE, Minnie Egener
- A MILLER’S WIFE, Mary Bonetti
- DIRETTORE/CONDUCTOR, Tullio Serafin
- DIRETTORE DI PALCOSCENICO/STAGE DIRECTOR, Wilhelm von Wymetal
- DIRETTORE DEL CORO/CHORUS DIRECTOR, Giulio Setti
- RIPETITORE/REPETITEUR, Wilfred Pelletier
- SCENOGRAFO/SCENIC ARTIST, Joseph Urban
- COSTUMISTA/COSTUME DESIGNER, Gretl Urban
Sei recite/ Six recital
Spartito canto e piano edizioni J. Fischer & Bro. 1926, regalato dal compositore Deems Taylor al Maestro Tullio Serafin.
L’archivio storico Tullio Serafin custodisce anche una foto di Deems Taylor regalata da lui stesso aL M° Tullio Serafin con autografo, datata 17 febbraio 1927.
All’interno dello spartito: due pagine con riportati i personaggi e le firme autografe degli interpreti della prima rappresentazione.
17th February 1927, at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York Tullio Serafin conducts the world premiere of “The King’s Henchman” by Deems Taylor
Cast:
- EDGAR, Lawrence Tibbett
- AETHELWOLD, Edward Johnson
- MACCUS, William Gustafson
- DUNSTAN, George Meader
- ORDGAR, Louis D’Angelo
- AELFRIDA, Florence Easton
- ASE, Merle Alcock
- THIRED, Arnold Gabor
- GUNNER, Max Altglass
- CYNRIC, George Cehanovsky
- BRAND A FISHERMAN, Joseph Macpherson
- OSLAC A BLACKSMITH, James Wolfe
- WULFRED, Millo Picco
- HWITA AN OLD MAN, Max Bloch
- A SADDLER, Paolo Ananian
- A FISHERMAN, Frederick Vajda
- HILDEBURH, Henrietta Wakefield
- OSTARU A FISHERMAN’S WIFE. Grace Anthony
- GODGYFU A YOUNG GIRL, Louise Lerch, LEOFSYDU A WOMAN SERVANT, Dorothea Flexer
- A BLACKSMITH’S WIFE, Minnie Egener
- A MILLER’S WIFE, Mary Bonetti
- CONDUCTOR, Tullio Serafin
- STAGE DIRECTOR, Wilhelm von Wymetal
- CHORUS DIRECTOR, Giulio Setti
- REPETITEUR, Wilfred Pelletier
- SCENOGRAPHER, Joseph Urban
- COSTUME DESIGNER, Gretl Urban
Six recitals
Voice and piano score “J. Fischer & Bro.” 1926 edition, given by the composer Deems Taylor to Maestro Tullio Serafin.
“Archivio Storico Tullio Serafin” owns a photo of Deems Taylor which the composer himself gave to Tullio Serafin with his autograph, dated 17th February 1927
Inside the score there are two pages with the names of the characters and the autographs of the singers of the first performance.