The Mikado: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Mikado: recording date: 1936. recording artist: D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. manufacturer: RCA Victor.
The object in the museum catalogue
side 1: Symphony Orchestra. The Mikado - Overture [beg.]; side 22: Josephine Curtis and Martyn Green. There Is Beauty [track 1] Marjorie Eyre, Martin Green, Derek Oldham, Brenda Bennett, Elizabeth Nickell-Lean, Sydney Granville, Leslie Rands and Mixed Chorus with Orchestra. He's Gone and Married Yum-Yum [track 2] (Victor 12956), from the album, The Mikado (RCA Victor DC 26). 78 rpm. Orchestra conducted by Isadore Godfrey. Recorded in London, June 3 - June 22, 1936.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1936
- recording artist: D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
- manufacturer: RCA Victor
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 in; 30.48 cm
- place made: United States: New Jersey, Camden
- ID Number: 1982.0564.49
- accession number: 1982.0564
- maker number: VICTOR 12956
- maker number: VICTOR DC26
- catalog number: 1982.0564.49
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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