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Additional authors

1. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
2. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
3. Leech, Richard (Tenor)
4. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
5. Deng, Yun.
6. Allen, Thomas, 1944-
7. Soviero, Diana.
8. Aceto, Raymond.
9. Williams, Dennis.
10. Courtney, James, 1946-
11. Schaldenbrand, Christopher.
12. Hoffman, Wendy.
13. Fagiano, Rachel Emily.
14. Fulton, Thomas.
15. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
16. Downes, Edward, 1911-
17. Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017.
18. Fiedler, Johanna.
19. Smith, Patrick J., 1932-
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
21. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 3 sound discs (180 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 8, 1994]

Uniform title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Johanna Fiedler, Albert Innaurato and Patrick J. Smith) ; Synopsis of Acts 2 and 3 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 33906

Note

1. Durations: 0:32:14 (synopses and features) ; 2:27:34 (opera).
2. Compact discs.
3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 732 (F).
4. 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, Jan. 8, 1994.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 732 (F)

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Composer

Title

1. Madame Butterfly [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

Playing time

1. 003214 022734

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 8, 1994]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 8, 1994]

Performer

1. Richard Leech (B.F. Pinkerton) ; Charles Anthony (Goro) ; Yun Deng (Suzuki) ; Thomas Allen (U.S. Consul Sharpless) ; Diana Soviero (Cio-Cio-San) ; Raymond Aceto (Imperial Commissary) ; Dennis Williams (The Registrar) ; James Courtney (The Uncle-Priest) ; Christopher Schaldenbrand (Yamadori) ; Wendy Hoffman (Kate Pinkerton) ; Rachel Emily Fagiano (Cio-Cio-San's child) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Thomas Fulton, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 58, no. 8 (Jan. 8, 1994).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 8, 1994.

Original version

1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1995, from borrowed masters (2 tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Reproduction

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 732 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

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. Leech, Richard (Tenor) Performer
4. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
5. Deng, Yun. Performer
6. Allen, Thomas, 1944- Performer
7. Soviero, Diana. Performer
8. Aceto, Raymond. Performer
9. Williams, Dennis. Performer
10. Courtney, James, 1946- Performer
11. Schaldenbrand, Christopher. Performer
12. Hoffman, Wendy. Performer
13. Fagiano, Rachel Emily. Performer
14. Fulton, Thomas. Conductor
15. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
16. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
17. Innaurato, Albert, 1947-2017. Commentator
18. Fiedler, Johanna. Commentator
19. Smith, Patrick J., 1932- Commentator
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 33906 Service copy.
2. *LT-10-A 1585 Master tape. Request service copy in *LDC 33906.
3. *LTCM 732 (F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 33906.