Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
2. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
3. Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
4. Darrenkamp, John.
5. Tajo, Italo.
6. Pavarotti, Luciano.
7. Zschau, Marilyn.
8. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922-
9. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
10. Christopher, Russell.
11. Fogarty, Melissa.
12. Booth, Philip, 1942-
13. Cillario, Carlo Felice.
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-
15. Raimondi, Ruggero.
16. Downes, Edward, 1911-
17. Bonelli, Peter.
18. Plotkin, Fred.
19. Reuben, David.
20. Mohr, Richard.
21. Von Stade, Frederica.
22. Rudel, Julius.
23. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
24. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (199 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 18, 1986]

Uniform title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
2. Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Live sound recordings
2. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Singer's round table (Richard Mohr, host, with Frederica von Stade and Julius Rudel) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Peter Bonelli, Fred Plotkin and David Reuben) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- side 6. [blank].

Call number

1. *LTCM 482 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 1:14:21 (synopses and features) ; 2:04:55 (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. John Darrenkamp (Angelotti) ; Italo Tajo (Sacristan) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Cavaradossi) ; Marilyn Zschau (Tosca) ; Cornell MacNeil (Scarpia) ; Andrea Velis (Spoletta) ; Russell Christopher (Sciarrone) ; Melissa Fogarty (Shepherd) ; Philip Booth (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Carlo Felice Cillario, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 18, 1986.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 482 (F)

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 Victorien Sardou, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

Playing time

1. 011421 020455

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 18, 1986]

Cast

1. John Darrenkamp (Angelotti) ; Italo Tajo (Sacristan) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Cavaradossi) ; Marilyn Zschau (Tosca) ; Cornell MacNeil (Scarpia) ; Andrea Velis (Spoletta) ; Russell Christopher (Sciarrone) ; Melissa Fogarty (Shepherd) ; Philip Booth (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Carlo Felice Cillario, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in May 1991, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 50, no. 9 (Jan. 18, 1986).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 18, 1986.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 482 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Added author

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
2. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
3. Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908. Librettist
4. Darrenkamp, John. Performer
5. Tajo, Italo. Performer
6. Pavarotti, Luciano. Performer
7. Zschau, Marilyn. Performer
8. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922- Performer
9. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
10. Christopher, Russell. Performer
11. Fogarty, Melissa. Performer
12. Booth, Philip, 1942- Performer
13. Cillario, Carlo Felice. Conductor
14. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
15. Raimondi, Ruggero. Commentator
16. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
17. Bonelli, Peter. Commentator
18. Plotkin, Fred. Commentator
19. Reuben, David. Commentator
20. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
21. Von Stade, Frederica. Commentator
22. Rudel, Julius. Commentator
23. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
2. Singers' roundtable (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 482 (F) (Production notes in listening room.)