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La bohème : opera in four acts

Title
  1. La bohème : radio broadcast, 1951-03-17 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based an "La vie de bohème" by Henri Murger.
Author
  1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

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Additional authors
  1. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
  2. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
  3. Murger, Henri, 1822-1861.
  4. Di Stefano, Giuseppe, 1921-2008.
  5. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  6. Valdengo, Giuseppe, 1914-
  7. Siepi, Cesare
  8. Sayão, Bidú.
  9. Hunt, Lois, 1925-
  10. Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-
  11. Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
  12. Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone)
  13. Tomanelli, Carlo
  14. Cleva, Fausto
  15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  16. Goldovsky, Boris
  17. Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013.
  18. Colombo, Franco
  19. Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
  20. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
  21. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  22. Ducloux, Walter
  23. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  24. Sloan, George A.
  25. Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
  26. Rodgers, W. S. S. (William Starling Sullivant), 1886-1965.
  27. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  28. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
  1. 3 sound tape reels (180 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 17, 1951]
Uniform title
  1. Bohème
  2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  4. Third intermission feature (Radio program)
  5. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative title
  1. Bohème
Subject
  1. Operas
Genre/Form
  1. Live sound recordings.
Contents
  1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky, host, with Risë Stevens and Franco Colombo) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Deems Taylor, Mary Ellis Peltz, Walter Ducloux, Robert Lawrence and Sigmund Spaeth) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 2. Third intermission feature (George A. Sloan, host, with Rudolf Bing and W.S.S. Rodgers) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4.
Call number
  1. *LTCM 387 (F)
Note
  1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  2. Durations: 1:01:29 (synopses and features) ; 1:58:46 (opera).
  3. 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
Performer (note)
  1. Giuseppe Di Stefano (Rodolfo) ; George Cehanovsky (Schaunard) ; Giuseppe Valdengo (Marcello) ; Cesare Siepi (Colline) ; Bidu Sayão (Mimi) ; Lois Hunt (Musetta) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Benoit) ; Paul Franke (Parpignol) ; Lawrence Davidson (Alcindoro) ; Carlo Tomanelli (A sergeant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 17, 1951.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 387 (F)
Language (note)
  1. Sung in Italian.
Author
  1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
  1. La bohème : radio broadcast, 1951-03-17 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based an "La vie de bohème" by Henri Murger.
Playing time
  1. 010129 015846
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 17, 1951]
  2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 17, 1951]
Cast
  1. Giuseppe Di Stefano (Rodolfo) ; George Cehanovsky (Schaunard) ; Giuseppe Valdengo (Marcello) ; Cesare Siepi (Colline) ; Bidu Sayão (Mimi) ; Lois Hunt (Musetta) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Benoit) ; Paul Franke (Parpignol) ; Lawrence Davidson (Alcindoro) ; Carlo Tomanelli (A sergeant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original version
  1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (6 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed in:
  1. Opera news, v. 15, no. 21 (Mar. 12, 1951).
Event
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 17, 1951.
Reproduction
  1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 387 (F)
Language
  1. Sung in Italian.
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. Di Stefano, Giuseppe, 1921-2008. Performer
  5. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
  6. Valdengo, Giuseppe, 1914- Performer
  7. Siepi, Cesare. Performer
  8. Sayão, Bidú. Performer
  9. Hunt, Lois, 1925- Performer
  10. Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909- Performer
  11. Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
  12. Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone) Performer
  13. Tomanelli, Carlo. Performer
  14. Cleva, Fausto. Conductor
  15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
  16. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
  17. Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013. Commentator
  18. Colombo, Franco. Commentator
  19. Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
  20. Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
  21. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
  22. Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
  23. Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
  24. Sloan, George A. Commentator
  25. Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. Commentator
  26. Rodgers, W. S. S. (William Starling Sullivant), 1886-1965. Commentator
  27. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. Third intermission feature (Radio program)
  4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research call number
  1. *LTCM 387 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file.
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