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Tosca opera in three acts

Title
  1. Tosca [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Victorien Sardou, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.
Author
  1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Details

Additional authors
  1. Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
  2. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
  3. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
  4. Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992.
  5. Tagliavini, Ferruccio, 1913-
  6. Schöffler, Paul, 1897-
  7. Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
  8. Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone)
  9. De Paolis, Alessio.
  10. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  11. Brazis, Algerd.
  12. Roggero, Margaret.
  13. Cleva, Fausto.
  14. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  15. Goldovsky, Boris.
  16. Helburn, Theresa, 1887-1959.
  17. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  18. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
  19. Ducloux, Walter.
  20. Weinstock, Herbert, 1905-1971.
  21. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  22. Herbert Weinstock Memorial Fund.
  23. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
  1. 3 sound tape reels (179 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 13, 1952]
Uniform title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (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 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky, host, with Theresa Helburn) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with Sigmund Spaeth, Walter Ducloux, and Herbert Weinstock) -- side 2. Closing remarks (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. [blank].
Call number
  1. *LT-10 4881
Note
  1. Title from house program; series title from Opera news.
  2. Durations: 0:56:06 (synopses and features) ; 2:02:37 (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
Event (note)
  1. Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 13, 1952.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Service copy
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. 005606 020237
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 13, 1952]
  2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 13, 1952]
Performer
  1. Dorothy Kirsten (Tosca) ; Ferruccio Tagliavini (Cavaradossi) ; Paul Schoeffler (Baron Scarpia) ; Clifford Harvuot (Angelotti) ; Lawrence Davidson (Sacristan) ; Alessio De Paolis (Spoletta) ; George Cehanovsky (Sciarrone) ; Algerd Brazis (Jailer) ; Margaret Roggero (Shepherd) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original version
  1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL, Feb. 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (6 sound discs : 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.), lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed in:
  1. Opera news, v. 17, no. 6 (Dec. 8, 1952).
Event
  1. Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 13, 1952.
Reproduction
  1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) in *LTCM 331 (F)
Language
  1. Sung in Italian.
Added author
  1. Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908. Librettist
  2. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
  3. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
  4. Kirsten, Dorothy, 1910-1992. Performer
  5. Tagliavini, Ferruccio, 1913- Performer
  6. Schöffler, Paul, 1897- Performer
  7. Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
  8. Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone) Performer
  9. De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
  10. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
  11. Brazis, Algerd. Performer
  12. Roggero, Margaret. Performer
  13. Cleva, Fausto. Conductor
  14. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
  15. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
  16. Helburn, Theresa, 1887-1959. Commentator
  17. Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
  18. Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
  19. Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
  20. Weinstock, Herbert, 1905-1971. Commentator
  21. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
  22. Herbert Weinstock Memorial Fund.
Added title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research call number
  1. *LT-10 4881 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 331 (F)
  2. *LTCM 331 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 4881.
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