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Additional authors

1. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
2. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
3. Juntwait, Margaret
4. Siff, Ira
5. Kovalevska, Maĭ︠i︡a.
6. Phillips, Susanna, 1981-
7. Vargas, Ramon, 1960-
8. Kwiecień, Mariusz, 1972-
9. Hakala, Tommi
10. Gradus, Oren
11. Plishka, Paul, 1941-
12. Smith, Daniel Clark
13. Shelhart, John
14. Turi, Joseph
15. Chaslin, Frédéric
16. Toolajian, Loren
17. Lewin, Naomi
18. Gomez, Susie
19. De Niese, Danielle
20. Berger, William, 1961-
21. Ewers, Anne
22. Friedlander-Fulkerson, Fadel
23. Funkhouser, Neil
24. Jeiven, Marty
25. Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954-
26. Beaty, Ed.
27. Gheorghiu, Angela
28. Alagna, Roberto
29. Valente, Benita
30. Murger, Henri, 1822-1861.
31. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
32. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) dnr NN-RHA
33. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Series statement

1. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
2. Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 3, 2009

Uniform title

1. Bohème
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
3. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.
5. Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 3, 2009.

Alternative title

1. Bohème

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Margaret Juntwait and Ira Siff) ; Act 1 ; commentary and synopsis of act 2 (Juntwait and Siff) ; Act 2 ; Loren Toolajian speaks with Maija Kovalevska and Ramón Vargas ; Met Cameo (Naomi Lewin interviews wardrobe supervisor, Susie Gomez) ; Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Danielle De Niese, host, with William Berger, Anne Ewers, Fadel Friedlander-Fulkerson, and Neil Funkhouser) [beginning] -- CD 2. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz [conclusion] ; Met Memory (Mary Jo Heath interviews opera fan, Marty Jeiven) ; synopsis of act 3 and commentary (Juntwait and Siff) ; Act 3 ; Loren Toolajian speaks with Susanna Phillips and Mariusz Kwiecień) ; Met Cameo (Naomi Lewin interviews audio engineer, Ed Beaty) ; Juntwait discusses La Rondine with Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna ; Tribute to Met stars who died in 2008, including clips from Met broadcasts (Giuliano Ciannella, Sergeĭ Larin, Gianni Raimondi, Robert Nagy, Klara Barlow, Peter Glossop, Frances Yeend, Richard Van Allan, Gail Robinson, Ryan Smith, Giuseppe di Stefano, Nathaniel Merrill, Nicola Rescigno, and Anthony Minghella) ; Met Memory (Mary Jo Heath speaks with Benita Valente about the Met's 1984 production of Handel's Rinaldo) ; synopsis of act 4 and commentary (Juntwait and Siff) ; Act 4 [beginning] -- CD 3. Act 4 [conclusion] ; closing remarks (Juntwait and Siff).

Call number

1. *LDC 47780

Note

1. Compact discs.
2. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 3, 2009.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

1. La Bohème : radio broadcast, 2009-01-03 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, after Scènes de la vie de Bohème by Henri Murger.

Imprint

1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2009.

Series

1. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
2. Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 3, 2009
3. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.
4. Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 3, 2009.

Performer

1. Maija Kovalevska (Mimì) ; Susanna Phillips (Musetta) ; Ramón Vargas (Rodolfo) ; Mariusz Kwiecień (Marcello) ; Tommi Hakala (Schaunard) ; Oren Gradus (Colline) ; Paul Plishka (Benoit, Alcindoro) ; Daniel Clark Smith (Parpignol) ; John Shelhart (Sergeant) ; Joseph Turi (Officer) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Frédéric Chaslin, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 73, no. 7 (Jan. 2009).

Event

1. Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 3, 2009.

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. Juntwait, Margaret. Commentator
4. Siff, Ira. Commentator
5. Kovalevska, Maĭ︠i︡a. Performer. Interviewee
6. Phillips, Susanna, 1981- Performer. Interviewee
7. Vargas, Ramon, 1960- Performer. Interviewee
8. Kwiecień, Mariusz, 1972- Performer. Interviewee
9. Hakala, Tommi. Performer
10. Gradus, Oren. Performer
11. Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
12. Smith, Daniel Clark. Performer
13. Shelhart, John. Performer
14. Turi, Joseph. Performer
15. Chaslin, Frédéric. Conductor
16. Toolajian, Loren. Interviewer
17. Lewin, Naomi. Interviewer
18. Gomez, Susie. Interviewee
19. De Niese, Danielle. Host
20. Berger, William, 1961- Commentator
21. Ewers, Anne. Commentator
22. Friedlander-Fulkerson, Fadel. Commentator
23. Funkhouser, Neil. Commentator
24. Jeiven, Marty. Interviewee
25. Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- Interviewer
26. Beaty, Ed. Interviewee
27. Gheorghiu, Angela. Commentator
28. Alagna, Roberto. Commentator
29. Valente, Benita. Commentator
30. Murger, Henri, 1822-1861. Scènes de la vie de Bohème.
31. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
32. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Donor NN-RHA

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
2. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 47780