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Additional authors

1. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
2. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
3. Murger, Henri, 1822-1861.
4. Coni, Paolo
5. Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
6. Plishka, Paul, 1941-
7. Hamilton, David, 1957-
8. Tajo, Italo
9. D'Amico, Fiamma Izzo
10. Hanriot, John
11. Neblett, Carol
12. Coffey, Frank (Singer)
13. Peck, Donald
14. Santi, Nello
15. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
16. Gniewek, Raymond
17. Woitach, Richard
18. Downes, Edward, 1911-
19. Krisel, Michelle
20. Hubay, Alfred
21. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
22. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound discs (175 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. 4, 1989]

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 ; Synopsis of Act II (Allen) ; Act II -- CD 2. Act III ; Act IV ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 3. Opera news on the air (Raymond Gniewek and Richard Woitach) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Michelle Krisel, Alfred Hubay and Richard Woitach) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 548 (F)

Note

1. Sung in Italian.
2. Durations: 0:54:55 (synopses and features) ; 2:00:53 (opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (under classmark: *LTCM 548(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. 4, 1989.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 548 (F)

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

1. La bohème : radio broadcast, 1989-03-04 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica.

Playing time

1. 005455 020053

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 4, 1989]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 4, 1989]

Performer

1. Paolo Coni (Marcello) ; Plácido Domingo (Rodolfo) ; Paul Plishka (Colline) ; David Hamilton (Schaunard) ; Italo Tajo (Alcindoro) ; Carol Neblett (Musetta) ; Frank Coffey (Customhouse Sergeant) ; Donald Peck (Customhouse Officer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 53, no. 12 (Mar. 4, 1989).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 4, 1989.

Original version

1. Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL in Nov. 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 548 (F)

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
2. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
3. Murger, Henri, 1822-1861. Scènes de la vie de Bohème.
4. Coni, Paolo. Performer
5. Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
6. Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
7. Hamilton, David, 1957- Performer
8. Tajo, Italo. Performer
9. D'Amico, Fiamma Izzo. Performer
10. Hanriot, John. Performer
11. Neblett, Carol. Performer
12. Coffey, Frank (Singer) Performer
13. Peck, Donald. Performer
14. Santi, Nello. Conductor
15. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
16. Gniewek, Raymond. Commentator
17. Woitach, Richard. Commentator
18. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
19. Krisel, Michelle. Commentator
20. Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
21. 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 548 (F) Cassette copy. (Production in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 31943.
2. *LDC 31943 Service copy.