English: Strauss - Die Fledermaus - Scene from the Merry Countess
Identifier: victrolabookofop00vict (find matches)
Title: The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Victor Talking Machine Company Rous, Samuel Holland
Subjects: Operas
Publisher: Camden, N.J. : Victor Talking Machine Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University
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heme,Rosalind forgives her husband andall ends happily. The Victor offers a finemedley from this delightfulopera, famous for its entrancing PH0T0 *HITE scene from the merry countess melodies, its gaiety and the delicate beauty of the score. In the recent revival under thetitle Merry Countess, the plot was revised, and tells of a count who is arrested afteran auto accident and sentenced to five days in jail. This jail is the liveliest spot in town forthat period of time, and matters come to a climax when the warden arrives, finds a ball inprogress, and is himself arrested and locked up. The Victor Opera Company gives an attractive presentation of this version, containingportions of eight of the principal numbers. Gems from Merry Countess1 Chorus, The Hours Fly By—Duet, So, My Pet, Dont Fret—Solo andChorus, Well I Never —Trio, Married Life —Solo, King Champagne —Trio, Faithless One—Chorus, Oh, What a Night—Chorus, Darling, DoBy the Victor Opera Company 31875 12-inch, $1.00
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