The Stoned Guest is "the premiere recording of the Half-Act Opera by P. D. Q. Bach", the pseudonym used by Peter Schickele for parodic works. It was released on Vanguard Records in 1970. The title is a play on Dargomyzhsky's opera The Stone Guest. The record is a pseudo-radio broadcast hosted by "Milton Host" (parodying Metropolitan Opera commentator Milton Cross) including an appearance by "Paul Henry Lung" (a play on Paul Henry Lang) as a contestant on the intermission game "Opera Whiz" hosted by Schickele.
Performers
Entire fiasco under the supervision of Professor Peter Schickele
The Orchestra of the University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople Heavy Opera Company under the direction of John Nelson
Marlene Kleinman, mezzanine soprano (Donna Ribalda, a high-born lady of the lowlands)
Lorna Haywood, off-coloratura (Carmen Ghia, a woman of ailing repute)
John Ferrante, bargain counter tenor (Don Octave, an itinerant nobleman)
