Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
2. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
3. Robertson, Christopher.
4. Leech, Richard (Tenor)
5. Short, Kevin.
6. Oswald, Mark.
7. Loup, François.
8. Gheorghiu, Angela.
9. Derr, Meredith.
10. Litherland, Victoria.
11. Maher, Robert (Baritone)
12. Bahny, Jay.
13. Rizzi, Carlo.
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
15. Crutchfield, Will.
16. Ardoin, John.
17. Hubay, Alfred.
18. Jellinek, George, 1919-
19. Stamberg, Susan, 1938-
20. Clark, Joseph.
21. Diaz, Stephen.
22. Le Brecht, Douglas F.
23. Yeargan, Michael.
24. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
25. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 3 sound discs (173 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 Mar. 26, 1994]

Uniform title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
2. Roundtable (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 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Act 2 -- CD 2. Act 3 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 3. Roundtable (Susan Stamberg, host, with Joseph Clark, Stephen Diaz, Douglas F. Le Brecht and Michael Yeargan) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Will Crutchfield, host, with John Ardoin, Alfred Hubay and George Jellinek) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 33917

Note

1. Durations: 0:53:11 (synopses and features) ; 1:59:37 (opera).
2. Compact discs.
3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 743 (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, Mar. 26, 1994.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 743 (F)

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

1. La bohème : radio broadcast, 1994-03-26 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica.

Playing time

1. 005311 015937

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 26, 1994]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 26, 1994]

Performer

1. Christopher Robertson (Marcello) ; Richard Leech (Rudolfo) ; Kevin Short (Colline) ; Mark Oswald (Schaunard) ; Fran̨cois Loup (Benoit, Alcindoro) ; Angela Gheorghiu (Mimi) ; Meredith Derr (Parpignol) ; Victoria Litherland (Musetta) ; Robert Maher (Customhouse Sergeant) ; Jay Bahny (Customhouse Officer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Carlo Rizzi, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 58, no. 13 (Mar. 19, 1994).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 26, 1994.

Original version

1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1995, from borrowed masters (3 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 743 (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. Robertson, Christopher. Performer
4. Leech, Richard (Tenor) Performer
5. Short, Kevin. Performer
6. Oswald, Mark. Performer
7. Loup, François. Performer
8. Gheorghiu, Angela. Performer
9. Derr, Meredith. Performer
10. Litherland, Victoria. Performer
11. Maher, Robert (Baritone) Performer
12. Bahny, Jay. Performer
13. Rizzi, Carlo. Conductor
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
15. Crutchfield, Will. Commentator
16. Ardoin, John. Commentator
17. Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
18. Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator
19. Stamberg, Susan, 1938- Commentator
20. Clark, Joseph. Commentator
21. Diaz, Stephen. Commentator
22. Le Brecht, Douglas F. Commentator
23. Yeargan, Michael. Commentator
24. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
2. Roundtable (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 33917 Service copy.
2. *LT-10-A 1596 Master tape. Request service copy in *LDC 33917
3. *LTCM 743 (F) Cassette copy. (Production notes on file). Use service copy in *LDC 33917.