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Victor Herbert in 1906. Victor August Herbert (February 1, 1859 – May 26, 1924) was an American composer, cellist and conductor of English and Irish ancestry and German training.
Columbia Anthem (unison chorus with piano, later arr. by Herbert for orchestra and band, 1898) Eventide, op. 20 (for male chorus) (from Wanderer's Songs) O'Donnell Aboo! (1915) Orange, White and Blue (Written for ceremonies in 1916, in commemoration if the landing of the first Dutch settlers on Manhattan Island, May 4, 1626. The orange, white ...
Among his first RCA Victor recordings were as a featured soloist in Nathaniel Shilkret's 1939 tribute album to Victor Herbert. Peerce had been the tenor soloist in Toscanini's 1938 broadcast concert of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which was rejected for commercial release by Toscanini and RCA Victor; it wasn't until 1952 that Toscanini approved ...
Herbert's Victor Herbert Orchestra recorded selections from Babes in Toyland in 1911–1912 for the Victor Talking Machine Company as single releases, including "March of the Toys", "The Toymaker's Shop" and "The Military Ball". [14] Decca Records recorded ten selections from the score (on five 10-inch 78-RPM records) in 1944.
The Red Mill is an operetta written by Victor Herbert, with a libretto by Henry Blossom.The farcical story concerns two American vaudevillians who wreak havoc at an inn in the Netherlands, interfering with two marriages; but all ends well.
Mlle. Modiste is an operetta in two acts composed by Victor Herbert with a libretto by Henry Blossom.It concerns hat shop girl Fifi, who longs to be an opera singer, but who is such a good hat seller that her employer, Mme. Cecil, discourages her in her ambitions and exploits her commercial talents.
The Only Girl is a "musical farce in three acts" with music by Victor Herbert and a book and lyrics by Henry Blossom. [1] The musical is based on the 1912 play Our Wives by Frank Mandel and Helen Kraft. It opened on Broadway at the 39th Street Theatre on November 2, 1914. [2]
He emigrated to the United States in 1896 and joined the Victor Herbert orchestra as an oboe soloist. [1] [2] Career