. The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records . 17816 16919 WAKEFIELD ASALLAN-A-DALE 10-inch, $, .7510-inch, .75. SCENE FROM ROBIN HOOD AC 435 (French) LE ROI DE LAHORE (Rooah-dh Lah-oh/)(English) THE KING OF LAHORE OPERA IN FIVE ACTS Libretto by Louis Gallet; music by Jules Emile Frederic Massenet. First productionat the Grand Opera, Paris, April 27, 1877; and at Covent Garden, Royal Italian Opera,June 28, 1879. Cast ALIM, King of Lahore Tenor SCINDIA, his minister
. The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records . 17816 16919 WAKEFIELD ASALLAN-A-DALE 10-inch, $, .7510-inch, .75. SCENE FROM ROBIN HOOD AC 435 (French) LE ROI DE LAHORE (Rooah-dh Lah-oh/)(English) THE KING OF LAHORE OPERA IN FIVE ACTS Libretto by Louis Gallet; music by Jules Emile Frederic Massenet. First productionat the Grand Opera, Paris, April 27, 1877; and at Covent Garden, Royal Italian Opera,June 28, 1879. Cast ALIM, King of Lahore Tenor SCINDIA, his minister Baritone TlMUR, a priest Bass INDRA Bass SlTA Soprano KALED, confidant of the King Mezzo-Soprano Time and Place : India; the eleventh century, during the incursion of the Mohammedans. This early work of Massenets is founded upon an Indian subject, and deals with theMussulman invasion. It is noted for its brilliant ballet, illustrative of an Indian paradise. Sita, niece of the high priest, Timur, is beloved by Alim, King of Lahore. His rival,Scindia, accuses her of profaning the Temple and she is condemned to death, but is savedby the King, who asks her hand in marriage. In the second act Alim, at war with the Mussulmans, is betrayed t
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