Soloists:Orchestra:Balaban - Menotti: The Medium/ The Telephone

notti when they opened together on Broadway in 1947. The double bill ran for over 200 performances, and enjoyed similar success in London during 1948. This original 1947 cast recording of The Medium, made by the American Columbia company, was first released in the UK in 1961, when The Gramophone wrote enthusiasticallyits effectiveness as a musical work for the stage is beyond argument.