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Milton Cross (born April 16, 1897 – died January 3, 1975) was an American radio announcer (presenter). He was best known as the host of the Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcasts from 1931 to 1974. He was also the author of numerous books on classical music and opera.

ALBUMS


Milton Cross
RCA Thesaurus Hot Spots: Milton Cross Vignettes "Christmas Customs 'Round The World"
1965, LP, Album, RCA Recorded Program Services, RCA Recorded Program Services
A World's Fair Of Music In Stereo, Milton Cross (2), Igor Kipnis
A World's Fair Of Music In Stereo
1960, 5xLP, Comp, Gol + Box, Philco
Milton Cross
Milton Cross Explains The Instruments Of The Orchestra To Children Of All Ages
1959
Milton Cross
Milton Cross Explains The Magic Of Music To Children Of All Ages
1958, 2x10", Cabot
Milton Cross
Milton Cross Narrates The Sorcerer's Apprentice For Children
1957, 7", EP, W & G
Arthur Fiedler, Milton Cross
The Story Of The Boston Pops Narrated By Arthur Fiedler And Milton Cross
1956
Milton Cross
Nutcracker Suite For Children
1955, 10", Royale
Milton Cross
The Story & Music Of Franz Josef Haydn
1953, 2x10", Album, Columbia
Milton Cross
The Story And Music Of Mozart
1953
Milton Cross (2) / Fran Allison
The Night Before Christmas / Fran Allison Sings Merry Christmas Songs
1953
Milton Cross
The Famous Dr. Walter O. Robinson Course In Effective Speaking
1950
Milton Cross And Supporting Cast*
Sleeping Beauty
1948, 10", Red, Caravan (4)
Milton Cross
Little Black Sambo
1948, 10", Red, Caravan (4)
Milton Cross
Puss In Boots
1948, 10", Red, Caravan (4)
Milton Cross
The Nutcracker Suite For Children
1946, 3xShellac, 10", Album, Musicraft
Milton Cross
The Sorcerer's Apprentice For Children
1946, 2xShellac, 10", Album, Musicraft
Victor Salon Orchestra, Milton Cross
Jingle Bells Fantasy / The Night Before Christmas
1939
Milton Cross (2), Actors And Singers, The Children From The Lady Next Door
Dramatized Fairy Tales With Musical Background
1938, 3xShellac, 10", Album, Bluebird (3)
Milton J. Cross*
Victor Radio Tone Demonstration
1929, ,
Promotional/Speech/Marches
Milton Cross
Little Red Riding Hood
10", Red, Caravan Record
Milton Cross
The Story And Music Of Chopin
7", EP, Columbia
Milton Cross
Peter And The Wolf
4xShellac, 10", Album, Musicraft
Milton Cross
Cinderella
10", Red, Caravan (4)
Milton Cross (2) - Men-About-Town Quartette* - Ted Donaldson
Birthday Greetings
Flexi, 8", S/Sided, Card, Talking Book Company (2)
Milton Cross
Little Red Riding Hood
10", Red, Caravan (4)
Milton Cross (2), Rudolph Goehr
The Story And Music Of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / The Story And Music Of Franz Josef Haydn
10", Columbia
Milton Cross (2), Giacomo Puccini
Milton Cross Narrates The World's Favorite Operas La Boheme
LP, Parade (2)
Milton Cross
Milton Cross Narrates Children's Stories
LP, Album, Mono, Halo
Milton Cross (2), Ted Dale Orchestra*
Aladdin And His Wonderful Lamp
7", EP, Royale, Royale
Milton Cross
Christmas Eve In A Toyshop
10", Mono, Caravan (4)
Milton Cross
World's Greatest Operas Excerpts from LOHENGRIN
12", Parade Records (2)
Milton Cross (2), Clifton Fadiman, Martina Arroyo, Marilyn Horne, Joan Sutherland, Edward Downes
Historic Intermission Features Of The Texaco/Metropolitan Opera Broadcast
LP, RCA
Milton Cross
La Traviata
Milton Cross
Gingerbread Boy

APPEARANCES +


Donizetti*, Puccini* • Fritz Busch
Don Pasquale / Il Tabarro
2015, 3xCD, Immortal Performances (3), ,
Opera
Cy Walter
Sublimities: Centennial Tribute Volume 2
2015, CD, Comp, Mono, Harbinger Records
Verdi* - Cigna*, Martinelli*, Castagna*, Morelli*, Pinza*, Metropolitan Opera Chorus And Orchestra*, Ettore Panizza
Aida (Metropolitan Opera 1937)
2012
Ormandy*, Stokowski*, Iturbi*, Marian Anderson
The Magic Key Of RCA / April 18, 1937
2010, CDr, RM, Pristine Audio
Fritz Busch, Sir Thomas Beecham, George Szell
Great Conductors At The Metropolitan Opera
2004, 3xCD, Album, Comp, RM, Guild Historical,
Various
Met Moments - Texaco's 60th Season: 1940-2000
2000, 2xCD, Texaco
Beethoven* - Kirsten Flagstad, René Maison, Julius Huehn, Marita Farell, Alexander Kipnis, Karl Laufkötter, Herbert Janssen (2), Chorus* And Orchestra Of The Metropolitan Opera*, Bruno Walter
Fidelio
1999
Verdi* - Rosa Ponselle, Frederick Jagel, Lawrence Tibbett, Chorus* And Orchestra Of The Metropolitan Opera*, Ettore Panizza
La Traviata
1998
Donizetti* - Bidú Sayão, Salvatore Baccaloni, Nino Martini, Francesco Valentino, Chorus* And Orchestra Of The Metropolitan Opera, New York*, Gennaro Papi
Don Pasquale
1998, ,
Romantic/Opera
Pete Johnson
Radio Broadcasts, Film Soundtracks, Alternate Takes 1939-c. 1947
1998
Jacques Offenbach - Lawrence Tibbett, Vina Bovy, René Maison, Angelo Bada, Chorus* And Orchestra Of The Metropolitan Opera*, Maurice de Abravanel
The Tales Of Hoffmann
1997, 2xCD, RE, RM, Naxos Historical, ,
Romantic/Opera
Gounod*, Helen Jepson, Richard Crooks (2), Ezio Pinza, Leonard Warren
Faust
1997, 2xCD, Album, RE, RM, Naxos Historical, ,
Opera/Romantic
Unknown Artist
The King And I
1964, LP, Mono, RCA, National Academy Record Club
Eddie Osborn
Orga-Sonic 71 On LP
1962
Eddie Osborn
Panoramic Tone
1961, 7", Baldwin
Brahms*, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra*, Odd Grüner-Hegge
Symphony No. 1 In C Minor, Op. 68
1959
Tutti Camarata
A Hi Fi Tribute To Peter De Rose
1959, Vinyl, ,
Easy Listening
Various
Untitled
1958, ,
Classical/Promotional
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra* And Chorus*, Fausto Cleva, Robert McFerrin, Sr.
Rigoletto
1956
Karl Muck, Serge Koussevitzky, Charles Munch And Arthur Fiedler
75th Anniversary A Musical History Of The Boston Symphony And Boston Pops
1956
The State Symphony Orchestra
Carmen
LP, Album, Promenade
The Children from The Lady Next Door
Sleeping Beauty
Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice
Eddie Cantor
Kiddie Story And Others
10", Royale
Unknown Artist
Excerpts From Carmen
LP, Parade (2)
RCA Victor Salon Orchestra
The Night Before Christmas
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Martial Singher, Lucine Amara, Nadine Conner, Giorgio Tozzi, Mildred Miller, Herta Glaz, Salvatore Baccaloni, Alessio De Paolis, Gabor Carelli, Lawrence Davidson, Emilia Cundari, Max Rudolf
Le Nozze Di Figaro
Cy Walter
Sublimities: Centennial Tribute Volume 1
2015, CD, Comp, Harbinger Records
Various
Three Point Five Compilation Volume One
2004, CD, Comp, Eighth & Dawson, Handcuts Records, Mixwell, Threepointfive Records, ,
Conscious
Various
Christmas Crooners
2001, CD, Comp, Lifestyles, Tinsel Tree, ,
Holiday/Vocal
Various
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
1998, ,
Holiday
Various
The Legends Of Christmas
1989
Various
Joyous Christmas - Volume 2
1968
Various
1944 Christmas Seal Campaign
1944, Vinyl, 16", S/Sided, Mono, Transcription, NBC Orthacoustic Radio Recording