Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Alfano, Franco, 1876-1954.
2. Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946.
3. Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952.
4. Marton, Eva.
5. Mitchell, Leona.
6. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
7. Plishka, Paul, 1941-
8. Cuénod, Hugues.
9. Hartman, Vernon.
10. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
11. Creech, Philip.
12. Cordial, Gary.
13. Stocker, Christopher.
14. Fritz, Joseph.
15. Thompson, Arthur, 1942-2004.
16. Koch, Roger.
17. Forrest, Scott.
18. Levine, James, 1943-2021.
19. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
20. Ramey, Samuel.
21. Habachy, Nimet.
22. Livingstone, William.
23. Downes, Edward, 1911-
24. Guarino, Florence.
25. McNally, Terrence.
26. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
27. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 4 sound discs (196 min.) : digital ; stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 28, 1987]

Uniform title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act I (Peter Allen) ; Act I -- CD 2. Act II -- CD 3. Act III ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Nimet Habachy) ; Synopsis of Act II (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (William Livingstone, host, with Florence Guarino, Edward Downes and Terrence McNally) ; Synopsis of Act III (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 512 (F)

Note

1. Sung in Italian.
2. Durations: 1:05:14 (synopses and features) ; 2:11:29 (opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (filed under classmark: *LTCM 512 (F)).
5. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 28, 1987.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 512 (F)

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

1. Turandot [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, last duet and finale completed by Franco Alfano.

Playing time

1. 010514 021129

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 28, 1987]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 28, 1987]

Performer

1. Eva Marton (Turandot) ; Leona Mitchell (Liù) ; Plácido Domingo (Calàf) ; Paul Plishka (Timur) ; Hugues Cuénod (The Emperor Altoum) ; Vernon Hartman (Ping) ; Charles Anthony (Pang) ; Philip Creech (Pong) ; Gary Cordial, Christopher Stocker, Joseph Fritz (The Three Masks) ; Arthur Thompson (Mandaarin) ; Roger Koch (Executioner) ; Scott Forrest (The Prince of Persia) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 51, no. 14 (Mar. 28, 1987).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 28, 1987.

Original version

1. Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1991, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Reproduction

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 512 (F)

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Alfano, Franco, 1876-1954. Librettist
2. Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946. Librettist
3. Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952. Librettist
4. Marton, Eva. Performer
5. Mitchell, Leona. Performer
6. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
7. Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
8. Cuénod, Hugues. Performer
9. Hartman, Vernon. Performer
10. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
11. Creech, Philip. Performer
12. Cordial, Gary. Performer
13. Stocker, Christopher. Performer
14. Fritz, Joseph. Performer
15. Thompson, Arthur, 1942-2004. Performer
16. Koch, Roger. Performer
17. Forrest, Scott. Performer
18. Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
19. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
20. Ramey, Samuel. Commentator
21. Habachy, Nimet. Commentator
22. Livingstone, William. Commentator
23. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
24. Guarino, Florence. Commentator
25. McNally, Terrence. Commentator
26. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 512 (F) Cassette copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 32749.
2. *LDC 32749 Service copy.