Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
• Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
• Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
• Tebaldi, Renata.
• Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975.
• Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
• Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
• Corena Fernando.
• De Paolis, Alessio.
• Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
• Marsh, Calvin.
• Mark, Peter.
• Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008.
• Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993.
• Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960.
• Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
• Lucioni, Luigi, 1900-
• Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

4 sound discs (173 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 7, 1956\560107\]

Uniform Title

• Tosca
• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative Title

Tosca

Subjects

• Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.tTosca
• Operas

Note

• Sung in Italian.
• Durations: 2:10:17 (opera) ; 0:42:50 (synopses and features).
• Compact discs.
• Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 57 (F).
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 7, 1956.

Reproduction (note)

• Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 57 (F).

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Contents

CD 1. Introduction (Milton Cross) and Pre-curtain feature: Giovanni Martinelli encourages subscriptions to Opera News ; Synopsis of Act 1 (Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air: Norman Dello Joio, Helen Hayes and Lawrence Tibbet discuss Tosca ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz: Robert Lawrence, Max de Schauensee, Luigi Lucioni and Mrs. Peltz ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross).

Call Number

*LDC 34093

OCLC

NYPG84-R815

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

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

Playing Time

021017 004250

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 7, 1956\560107\]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 7, 1956\560107\]

Performer

Renata Tebaldi (Tosca) ; Richard Tucker (Cavaradossi) ; Leonard Warren (Scarpia) ; Clifford Harvuot (Angelotti) ; Fernando Corena (sacristan) ; Alessio De Paolis (Spoletta) ; George Cehanovsky (Sciarrone) ; Calvin Marsh (jailer) ; Peter Mark (shepherd) ; Metropolitan Opera and Chorus ; Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 20, no. 9 (Jan. 2, 1956).

Event

Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 7, 1956.

Original Version

Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL, Jun., 1984, from borrowed copies (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.) of the original recording.

Reproduction

Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 57 (F).

Connect to:

Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added Author

Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908. Tosca.

Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist

Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist

Tebaldi, Renata. Performer

Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975. Performer

Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960. Performer

Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer

Corena Fernando. Performer

De Paolis, Alessio. Performer

Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer

Marsh, Calvin. Performer

Mark, Peter. Singer. Performer

Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008. Commentator

Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993. Commentator

Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960. Commentator

Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator

Lucioni, Luigi, 1900- Commentator

Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 34093 Service copy.

*LTCM 57 (F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 34093.