Toward an American opera, 1911-1954
Contributors: New York Philharmonic; Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus; Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra; Gluck, Alma, 1884-1938; McCormack, John, 1884-1945; Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960; Setti, Giulio, 1869-1938; Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982; Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990; Neway, Patricia, 1919-2012; Engel, Lehman, 1910-1982; Clements, Joy, 1932-2005; Turner, Claramae, 1920-2013; Cassilly, Richard, 1927-1998; Fredricks, Richard; Treigle, Norman; Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990; Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924; Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924; Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966; Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966; Gruenberg, Louis, 1884-1964; Hanson, Howard, 1896-1981; Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990; Menotti, Gian Carlo, 1911-2007; Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990
Series: Recorded anthology of American music
Publisher: New World Records
Published: 1978
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 50
Subjects: Operas; Excerpts; Music
Other titles: I list the trill.; No country can my own outvie.; Oh, Caesar, great wert thou.; Nay, Maccus, lay him down.; Standin' in the need of prayer.; 'Tis an earth defiled.; Second hurricane.; To this we've come.; Tender land.
Description: Originally issued on various labels.
Notes: "At head of title: Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc."

The 1st 6 selections are mono., the remainder stereo.

Durations on container; notes on the original recordings, program notes by Patrick J. Smith, texts, bibliography, and discography ([6] p. : ill.) bound in.

Various performers; recorded 1912-1965.
Table of contents: title: I list the trill -- (3:11) ;; title: No country can my own outvie -- (3:29) / -- Victor Herbert; title: Oh, Caesar, great wert thou -- (4:05) ;; title: Nay, Maccus, lay him down -- (4:32) / -- Deems Taylor; title: Standin' in the need of prayer -- (5:01) / -- Louis Gruenberg; title: 'Tis an Earth defiled -- (4:46) / -- Howard Hanson -- s. 2.; title: The second hurricane -- (10:53) / -- Aaron Copland; title: To this we've come -- (7:50) / -- Gian Carlo Menotti; title: The tender land-- (5:40) /-- Aaron Copland.