Stokowski conducts scenes from French and Russian opera - Saint-Saëns, Camille 1835-1921; Čajkovskij, Pëtr Ilʹič 1840-1893; Čajkovskij, Pëtr Ilʹič 1840-1893 (Cala, 2005)
Title from container verso. - Recorded in New York, Sept. 7-14, 1954 (Saint-Saëns) and Feb. 6, 1951 (Tchaikovsky). - Previously issued on RCA LM 1848 and HMV ALP 1308 (Saint-Saëns) and RCA LM 142 and HMV BLP 1075 (Tchaikovsky); track 4 previously issued only in RCA 45rpm set ERB 49 and on Leopold Stokowski Society LP LS15. - "Produced in association with the Leopold Stokowski Society.". - Program notes by Richard Gate and vocal texts with English translations (23 p. : ports.) inserted in container. - In the Saint-Saëns: Risë Stevens, mezzo-soprano ; Jan Peerce, tenor ; Robert Merrill, baritone ; Robert Shaw Chorale ; NBC Symphony Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski, conductor. In the Tchaikovsky: Licia Albanese, soprano ; Leopold Stokowski and his Symphony Orchestra
Samson and Delilah : highlights. Arrêtez, ô mes frères! ; Printemps qui commence ; Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse ; La victoire facile ; Se pourrait-il? ; Mon cur s'ouvre à ta voix ; Vois ma misère ; Bacchanale ; Gloire à Dagon / Saint-Saëns -- Eugene Onegin. Tatiana's letter scene / Tchaikovsky