Notes by Raymond P. Quinn on container. Songs and comedy skits, with various accompaniments. Various performers. Recorded during live performances, 1933-1982.
Contents:
Cat duet / Rossini (Leontyne Price, Regine Crespin, 1982) --Marianne (Marilyn Horne, 1977) -- The fireman's bride (Jeanette MacDonald, Robert Merrill, 1949) -- Nymphs and shepherds / Purcell (Cathy Berberian, 1973) -- An X-rated song (Ezio Pinza, with Budapest String Quartet, 1940's) -- Te âme & skit (Ezio Pinza, Judy Canova, 1950) -- Sillsiana / Gagnon (Beverly Sills, 1970) -- Mikado: Three little maids from school / Gilbert & Sullivan (Joan Sutherland, Dinah Shore, Ella Fitzgerald, 1963) -- Mame: Bosom buddies (Eleanor Steber, Blanche Thebom, 1967) -- Blue Danube swing (Lily Pons, 1938) -- A big brown bear (Rosa Ponselle, 1934) -- Samson et Dalila: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix / Saint-Saëns (Armand Tokatyan, Mae West, 1933) -- Swedish traditional (Elisabeth Söderstrom, 1981) -- Our voices were meant for each other (Helen Traubel, Jimmy Durante, 1951).
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