Oshkosh Public Library

The ballad of Baby Doe, [opera in two acts, libretto by John Latouche ; music by Douglas Moore]

At head of title: Moore & LatoucheThis recording was originally released on MGM 3GC-1, Heliodor H 25035-3, remastered by DGG and released as 2709-061The reissue of "The ballad of Baby Doe" commemorates the 40th anniversary of this legendary New York City Opera recording, which was recorded in June 1959, and the 70th birthday of Beverly Sills on May 25, 1999.--Cf. booklet, p. 9"The ballad of Baby Doe" was commissioned in honor of the Columbia University Bicentennial by the Koussevitsky Foundation of the Library of Congress and is dedicated to the memory of Serge and Natalie KoussevitzkyCompact discBooklet which contains an introduction by Beverly Sills, program notes (in part by the composer), synopsis, brief biographies of principal singers, "The real Baby Doe story", and libretto (63 p.) laid in container

analog electrical storage

stereophonic

4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter

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Beverly Sills, soprano ; Frances Bible, mezzosoprano ; Walter Cassel, baritone ; Chorus and Orchestra of the New York City Opera ; Emerson Buckley, conductor

2 compact discs (134 min.), digital, stereo., 4 3/4 in.

digital recording

sound disc

1.4m. per second (discs)

(Sirsi) ADF-0647

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028946514825