Opera and Operetta Favorites – Jeanette MacDonald

A collection of Jeanette MacDonald’s opera and operetta performances, featuring selections from Romeo and Juliet, Faust, Louise, Madama Butterfly, La Bohème, The Fortune Teller, The Girl from Utah, Roberta, and The Firefly. The recordings date from 1939–1946 and were issued by RCA Victor as a collector’s reissue in 1967.

Tracklist

Side 1

1. Romeo and Juliet (Gounod): Je veux vivre dans ce rêve (Juliet’s Waltz Song)
2. Faust (Gounod): Il était un roi de Thulé (The King of Thule) – Air des bijoux (Jewel Song)
3. Louise (Charpentier): Depuis le jour (Ever Since the Day)
4. Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Un bel dì, vedremo (One Fine Day)
5. La Bohème (Puccini): Mi chiamano Mimì (My Name Is Mimì)

Side 2

1. Ouvre ton coeur (Open Thy Heart) (Bizet)
2. Les Filles de Cadiz (The Maids of Cadiz) (Delibes)
3. The Fortune Teller (Herbert-Smith): Romany Life
4. The Girl from Utah (Kern-Rourke): They Didn't Believe Me
5. Roberta (Kern-Harbach): Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
6. The Firefly (Friml-Stothart): Donkey Serenade; Giannina Mia

Details

Artist: Jeanette MacDonald
Album: Opera and Operetta Favorites
Label: RCA Victor Red Seal
Catalog: LM-2908
Year: 1967
Format: 12" LP, Mono, 33⅓ RPM
Genre: Opera / Operetta / Vocal
Recordings: 1939–1946
Orchestras/Conductors: RCA Victor Orchestra with Giuseppe Bamboschek; Frederick Weismann; Victor Concert Orchestra with Herbert Stothart; Russ Case and His Orchestra