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The Telephone (opera)

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Ben, bearing a gift, comes to visit Lucy at her apartment; he wants to propose to her before he leaves on a trip. Despite his attempts to get her attention for sufficient time to ask his question, Lucy is occupied with interminable conversations on the telephone. Between her calls, when Lucy leaves
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the room, Ben even takes the risk of trying to cut the telephone cord, though his attempt is unsuccessful. Not wanting to miss his train, Ben leaves without asking Lucy for her hand in marriage. But Ben makes one last attempt: He calls Lucy from a
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outside on the street and makes his proposal. She consents, and the two join in a romantic duet over the phone line, at the end of which Lucy makes sure that Ben remembers her phone number.
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In 2006 a DVD was licensed by Decca Music Group and released by Video Artists International, with
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as the titular telephone, with the Parea Series film set specifically during the
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each released a film of the opera; both were set in the 21st century with
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Company presented it once, at the Lewisohn Stadium, on July 31, 1965.
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at the Heckscher Theater, New York City, February 18–20, 1947. The
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and was first presented on a double bill with Menotti's
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This DVD also includes a performance of 40: 208:In 1968 a film of the opera was made for 343: 653: 381: 412: 344:Morrison, Richard (August 10, 2020). 228:, and the production was directed by 238:and Russell Smythe in the roles and 13: 14: 697: 382:Nockin, Maria (October 3, 2020). 296:, Brilliant Classics 95361, 2018. 92:The Telephone, or L'Amour à trois 142:Premiere Cast, February 18, 1947 82:Heckscher Theater, New York City 375: 337: 326: 307: 279: 1: 300: 197: 661:Operas by Gian Carlo Menotti 514:The Saint of Bleecker Street 506:Amahl and the Night Visitors 350:review — a little comic gem" 314:Internet Broadway Database: 7: 562:Help, Help, the Globolinks! 384:"BWW Review: Parea Series: 333:Metropolitan Opera Database 184: 72:February 18, 1947 16:Opera by Gian Carlo Menotti 10: 702: 466:The Old Maid and the Thief 244:Scottish Chamber Orchestra 612: 594:The Boy Who Grew Too Fast 447: 388:at Home Computer Screens" 67: 59: 51: 39: 28: 23: 128: 666:English-language operas 458:Amelia Goes to the Ball 119:Ethel Barrymore Theatre 95:is an English-language 625:Festival dei Due Mondi 570:The Most Important Man 635:Spoleto Festival USA 294:Flavio Emilio Scogna 46:The composer in 1944 440:Gian Carlo Menotti 322:Production Credits 157:coloratura soprano 123:Metropolitan Opera 101:Gian Carlo Menotti 34:Gian Carlo Menotti 648: 647: 273:COVID-19 pandemic 182: 181: 88: 87: 693: 433: 426: 419: 410: 409: 403: 402: 400: 398: 379: 373: 372: 370: 368: 341: 335: 330: 324: 311: 226:Milo Chamberlain 222:Eberhard Wächter 133: 132: 79: 77: 44: 21: 20: 701: 700: 696: 695: 694: 692: 691: 690: 651: 650: 649: 644: 630:Francis Menotti 608: 546:The Last Savage 443: 437: 407: 406: 396: 394: 380: 376: 366: 364: 342: 338: 331: 327: 312: 308: 303: 282: 253:La voix humaine 248:Francis Poulenc 242:conducting the 200: 192:telephone booth 187: 168:Ben Upthegrove 143: 131: 84: 83: 80: 75: 73: 47: 17: 12: 11: 5: 699: 689: 688: 686:Chamber operas 683: 678: 673: 671:One-act operas 668: 663: 646: 645: 643: 642: 637: 632: 627: 622: 616: 614: 610: 609: 607: 606: 598: 590: 582: 574: 566: 558: 550: 542: 534: 526: 518: 510: 502: 494: 486: 478: 474:The Island God 470: 462: 453: 451: 445: 444: 436: 435: 428: 421: 413: 405: 404: 392:Broadway World 374: 336: 325: 305: 304: 302: 299: 298: 297: 281: 278: 277: 276: 261:Scottish Opera 257: 240:José Serebrier 232: 205: 204: 203:Film and video 199: 196: 186: 183: 180: 179: 174: 169: 165: 164: 162:Marilyn Cotlow 159: 154: 150: 149: 140: 137: 130: 127: 105:Ballet Society 99:in one act by 86: 85: 81: 71: 69: 65: 64: 61: 57: 56: 53: 49: 48: 45: 37: 36: 26: 25: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 698: 687: 684: 682: 679: 677: 674: 672: 669: 667: 664: 662: 659: 658: 656: 641: 638: 636: 633: 631: 628: 626: 623: 621: 620:Samuel Barber 618: 617: 615: 611: 604: 603: 599: 596: 595: 591: 588: 587: 583: 580: 579: 575: 572: 571: 567: 564: 563: 559: 556: 555: 551: 548: 547: 543: 540: 539: 535: 532: 531: 530:Maria Golovin 527: 524: 523: 519: 516: 515: 511: 508: 507: 503: 500: 499: 495: 492: 491: 490:The Telephone 487: 484: 483: 479: 476: 475: 471: 468: 467: 463: 460: 459: 455: 454: 452: 450: 446: 442:(1911 – 2007) 441: 434: 429: 427: 422: 420: 415: 414: 411: 393: 389: 387: 386:The Telephone 378: 363: 359: 355: 351: 349: 348:The Telephone 340: 334: 329: 323: 321: 317: 316:The Telephone 310: 306: 295: 291: 290:The Telephone 287: 284: 283: 274: 270: 266: 262: 258: 255: 254: 249: 245: 241: 237: 236:Carole Farley 233: 231: 227: 223: 219: 216:, in German. 215: 212: /  211: 207: 206: 202: 201: 195: 193: 178: 175: 173: 170: 167: 166: 163: 160: 158: 155: 153:Lucy England 152: 151: 147: 141: 138: 135: 134: 126: 124: 120: 116: 112: 111: 106: 102: 98: 94: 93: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 43: 38: 35: 31: 27: 24:The Telephone 22: 19: 640:Yester House 600: 592: 584: 576: 568: 560: 554:Martin's Lie 552: 544: 536: 528: 520: 512: 504: 496: 489: 488: 480: 472: 464: 456: 395:. 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Index

Comic opera
Gian Carlo Menotti

comic opera
Gian Carlo Menotti
Ballet Society
The Medium
Broadway
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Metropolitan Opera
Jascha Zayde
coloratura soprano
Marilyn Cotlow
baritone
Frank Rogier
telephone booth
SFB
ORF
Anja Silja
Eberhard Wächter
Milo Chamberlain
Otto Schenk
Carole Farley
José Serebrier
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Francis Poulenc
La voix humaine
Scottish Opera
Parea Series
smartphones

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