1950 Dec 10 / Special / Busch

ID:: 1395

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Orchestras

New York Philharmonic

Conductors

Soloists

"S" = Soloist
"A" = Assisting Artist

Anderson, Marian / Contralto / S
Schola Cantorum of NY / Chorus / S
Arrau, Claudio / Piano / S

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Anderson, Marian / Contralto / S
Schola Cantorum of NY / Chorus / S
Arrau, Claudio / Piano / S
Brownlee, John / Baritone / S

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Works

Diamond / Ceremonial Fanfare
Berlioz / Benvenuto Cellini
- Overture
Brahms / Alto Rhapsody for Mezzo-Soprano, Male Chorus, and Orchestra, Op. 53
Chopin / Piano Concerto in F minor, Op. 21
Intermission
Beethoven / Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Handel / Messiah
- Chorus: Hallelujah!
- Recitative (Bass): Behold, I tell you a mystery
- Air (Bass): The trumpet shall sound
- Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb
- Chorus: Amen
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Dates / Event Types / Venues

Dec 10, 1950 / / Special / Metropolitan Opera House (39th street) / Manhattan, NY

Notes

Metropolitan Opera House, Manhattan, New York, USA

United Nations celebration of the second anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Excerpts from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights read by Judith Anderson and Charles Boyer after the Diamond "Fanfare."

Recordings of this program have been digitized thanks to a grant from the GRAMMY Museum. Contact the Archives to request access.

Speeches by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt (Chairman, UN Commission on Human Rights) and Mr. Nasrollah Entezam (Fifth President of the General Assembly) between the Beethoven and the Handel.

Project Funder

Leon Levy Foundation

Preferred Citation

Concert program, 10 Dec 1950, Program ID 1395, New York Philharmonic Shelby White & Leon Levy Digital Archives.
https://archives.nyphil.org/index.php/artifact/9632e02b-12b7-44c6-8038-2f2fcc264516-0.1

1950 Dec 10 / Special / Busch

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