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Additional authors

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919
2. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906
3. Franck, Mikko, 1979-
4. Racette, Patricia, 1967-
5. Álvarez, Marcelo, 1962-
6. Morris, James, 1947-
7. Plishka, Paul, 1941-
8. Bernstein, Richard (Bass-baritone)
9. Sorensen, Joel
10. Courtney, James, 1946-
11. Nagarajan, Neel Ram
12. Crawford, David, 1978-
13. Juntwait, Margaret
14. Siff, Ira
15. Blythe, Stephanie
16. Gelb, Peter
17. Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954-
18. Toolajian, Loren
19. Morris, Jay Hunter
20. Lewin, Naomi
21. Gomez, Susie
22. Benson, Ken ( Ken G.)
23. Ashbaker, Susan
24. Goren, Neal
25. Marx, Robert
26. Owens, Eric
27. Díaz, Pedro (Pedro R.)
28. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer
29. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), donor NN-RHA
30. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 audio discs : digital, stereo; 4 3/4 in.

Series statement

1. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
2. Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 28, 2012

Uniform title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
2. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Radio program)
3. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 28, 2012.
4. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Margaret Juntwait and Ira Stiff) ; Act 1 ; Paul Plishka farewell presentation by Peter Gelb ; Blythe talks about Plishka (on tape) ; Plishka sings "Vecchia zimarra" from La Boheme (on tape) ; Tosca Time Capsule ; Morris on his role of Scarpia with Juntwait (on tape) ; Juntwait talks with Jay Hunter Morris with excerpt from last's night Götterdämmerung (start) -- CD 2. Juntwait talks with Jay Hunter Morris (conclusion) ; Gomez speaks with Naomi Lewin about her work at the Met ; Synopsis of Act 2 ; Act 2 ; Talking Opera on Basso Buffo with Mary Jo Heath ; Toolajian interviews Racette ; Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Ken Benson questions Ashbaker, Goren, Marx with guests Owens and English hornist Díaz) -- CD 3. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (conclusion) ; Synopsis of Act 3 ; Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Juntwait and Siff).

Call number

1. *LDC 53125

Note

1. Title and date from the discs ; credits from audition and Metropolitan Opera program.
2. House program on file in Music Division.

Performer (note)

1. Patricia Racette (Tosca) ; Marcelo Álvarez (Cavaradossi) ; James Morris (Scarpia) ; Paul Plishka (Sacristan) ; Richard Bernstein (Angelotti) ; Joel Sorensen (Spoletta) ; James Courtney (Sciarrone) ; Neel Ram Nagarajan (Shepherd) ; David Crawford (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Mikko Franck, conductor.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924, composer.

Title

1. Tosca : radio broadcast, 2012-01-28 : [opera in three acts] / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

Production

1. New York, NY : Metropolitan Opera, [2012]

Playing time

1. 011957 011957 004141

Type of content

1. performed music

Type of medium

1. audio

Type of carrier

1. audio disc

Series

1. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
2. Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 28, 2012
3. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 28, 2012.
4. Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.

Performer

1. Margaret Juntwait, Ira Siff, Peter Gelb, Ken Benson, hosts ; Paul Plishka, Stephanie Blythe, James Morris, Jay Hunter Morris, Susan Ashbaker, Neal Goren, Robert Marx, Eric Owens, Mary Jo Heath, commentators ; Loren Toolajian, Naomi Lewin, interviewers ; Patricia Racette, Susie Gomez, interviewees ; Pedro Díaz, performer for the Quiz.

Cast

1. Patricia Racette (Tosca) ; Marcelo Álvarez (Cavaradossi) ; James Morris (Scarpia) ; Paul Plishka (Sacristan) ; Richard Bernstein (Angelotti) ; Joel Sorensen (Spoletta) ; James Courtney (Sciarrone) ; Neel Ram Nagarajan (Shepherd) ; David Crawford (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Mikko Franck, conductor.

Event

1. Broadcast live on Sirius XM Metropolitan Opera Radio from Metropolitan Opera House, NYC 2012 January 28.

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Source

1. Gift; Metropolitan Opera, August 2011.

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. Container of (work): Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Bohème. Vecchia zimarra.
4. Franck, Mikko, 1979- conductor.
5. Racette, Patricia, 1967- performer.
6. Racette, Patricia, 1967- interviewee.
7. Álvarez, Marcelo, 1962- performer.
8. Morris, James, 1947- performer.
9. Morris, James, 1947- commentator.
10. Plishka, Paul, 1941- performer.
11. Plishka, Paul, 1941- commentator.
12. Bernstein, Richard (Bass-baritone), performer.
13. Sorensen, Joel, performer.
14. Courtney, James, 1946- performer.
15. Nagarajan, Neel Ram, performer.
16. Crawford, David, 1978- performer.
17. Juntwait, Margaret, host.
18. Siff, Ira, commentator.
19. Blythe, Stephanie, commentator.
20. Gelb, Peter, host.
21. Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- commentator.
22. Toolajian, Loren, interviewer.
23. Morris, Jay Hunter, commentator.
24. Lewin, Naomi, interviewer.
25. Gomez, Susie, interviewee.
26. Benson, Ken ( Ken G.), host.
27. Ashbaker, Susan, commentator.
28. Goren, Neal, commentator.
29. Marx, Robert, commentator.
30. Owens, Eric, commentator.
31. Díaz, Pedro (Pedro R.), performer.
32. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer.
33. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), donor NN-RHA
34. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Added title

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

Research call number

1. *LDC 53125