Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
2. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
3. Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
4. Held, Alan, 1959-
5. Capecchi, Renato
6. Bartolini, Lando
7. Tomowa-Sintow, Anna, 1941-
8. Morris, James, 1947-
9. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
10. Cokorinos, Philip
11. Finckel, Adrien
12. Aceto, Raymond
13. Badea, Christian
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
15. Paolucci, Bridget
16. Downes, Edward, 1911-
17. Krisel, Michelle
18. Scott, Iain
19. Woitach, Richard
20. Goldovsky, Boris
21. Slezak, Walter, 1902-
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
23. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 4 sound discs (190 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 9, 1993.

Uniform title

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

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

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 (Bridget Paolucci) ; Synopsis of act II (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Michelle Krisel, Iain Scott and Richard Woitach) ; Met Moments (Boris Goldovsky, host, with Walter Slezak) ; Synopsis of act III (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 31777

Note

1. Compact discs.
2. House program on file in Music Division.
3. Durations: 1:04:42 (synopses and features) ; 2:05:09 (opera).
4. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 9, 1993.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 711 (F)

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

1. Tosca [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on the play by Victorien Sardou.

Playing time

1. 010442 020509

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 9, 1993.
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 9, 1993.

Performer

1. Alan Held (Angelotti) ; Renato Capecchi (Sacristan) ; Lando Bartolini (Cavaradossi) ; Anna Tomowa-Sintow (Tosca) ; James Morris (Scarpia) ; Charles Anthony (Spoletta) ; Philip Cokorinos (Sciarrone) ; Adrien Finckel (Shepherd) ; Raymond Aceto (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Christian Badea, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 57, no. 8 (Jan. 2, 1993).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 9, 1993.

Original version

1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1993, from borrowed masters (3 sound 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 711 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
2. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
3. Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908. Tosca.
4. Held, Alan, 1959- Performer
5. Capecchi, Renato. Performer
6. Bartolini, Lando. Performer
7. Tomowa-Sintow, Anna, 1941- Performer
8. Morris, James, 1947- Performer
9. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
10. Cokorinos, Philip. Performer
11. Finckel, Adrien. Performer
12. Aceto, Raymond. Performer
13. Badea, Christian. Conductor
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
15. Paolucci, Bridget. Commentator
16. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
17. Krisel, Michelle. Commentator
18. Scott, Iain. Commentator
19. Woitach, Richard. Commentator
20. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
21. Slezak, Walter, 1902- Commentator
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

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

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 31777 Service copy.
2. *LT-10-A 1573 Master tape. Use service copy in *LDC 31777.
3. *LTCM 711 (F) Cassette copy. (Program notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 31777.