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La bohème : opera in four acts

Title
  1. La bohème : radio broadcast, 1955-03-26 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on "Scènes de la vie de Bohème" by Henri Murger.
Author
  1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Details

Additional authors
  1. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
  2. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
  3. Murger, Henri, 1822-1861.
  4. Conley, Eugene, 1908-1981.
  5. Guarrera, Frank, 1923-2007
  6. Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
  7. Moscona, Nicola
  8. Albanese, Licia
  9. Fenn, Jean
  10. Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone)
  11. McCracken, James, 1926-1988
  12. De Paolis, Alessio
  13. Marsh, Calvin
  14. Cleva, Fausto
  15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  16. Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008.
  17. Güden, Hilde
  18. Del Fiorentino, Dante
  19. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-1981
  20. Lipton, Martha
  21. Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996
  22. Ducloux, Walter
  23. Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987.
  24. Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999.
  25. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  26. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
  1. 3 sound tape reels (186 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series statement
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 26, 1955]
Uniform title
  1. Bohème
  2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative title
  1. Bohème
  2. Third intermission feature (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 (Norman Dello Joio, host, with Hilde Gueden and Monseigneur Dante Del Fiorentino) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with Martha Lipton, Lorenzo Alvary, Walter Ducloux and George Marek) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Third Intermission (Clifton Fadiman, host, with Milton Cross) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call number
  1. *LT-10 6090
Note
  1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  2. Durations: 1:13:29 (synopses and features) ; 1:52:43 (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. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 26, 1955.
Reproduction (note)
  1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 424 (F)
Language (note)
  1. Sung in Italian.
Author
  1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
  1. La bohème : radio broadcast, 1955-03-26 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on "Scènes de la vie de Bohème" by Henri Murger.
Playing time
  1. 011329 015243
Series
  1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 26, 1955]
  2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 26, 1955]
Performer
  1. Eugene Conley (Rudolfo) ; Frank Guarrera (Marcello) ; Clifford Harvuot (Schaunard) ; Nicola Moscona (Colline) ; Licia Albanese (Mimi) ; Jean Fenn (Musetta) ; Lawrence Davidson (Benoit) ; James McCracken (Parpignol) ; Alessio De Paolis (Alcindoro) ; Calvin Marsh (A sergeant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original version
  1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1990, from aluminum-based acetates (7 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed in:
  1. Opera news, v. 19, no. 20 (Mar. 21, 1955).
Event
  1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 26, 1955.
Reproduction
  1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 424 (F)
Language
  1. Sung in Italian.
Added author
  1. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
  2. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
  3. Murger, Henri, 1822-1861. Scènes de la vie de Bohème.
  4. Conley, Eugene, 1908-1981. Performer
  5. Guarrera, Frank, 1923-2007, singer.
  6. Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
  7. Moscona, Nicola. Performer
  8. Albanese, Licia. Performer
  9. Fenn, Jean. Performer
  10. Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone)
  11. McCracken, James, 1926-1988, singer.
  12. De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
  13. Marsh, Calvin. Performer
  14. Cleva, Fausto. Conductor
  15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
  16. Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008. Commentator
  17. Güden, Hilde. Commentator
  18. Del Fiorentino, Dante. Commentator
  19. Lawrence, Robert, 1912-1981, commentator.
  20. Lipton, Martha. Commentator
  21. Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-1996, commentator.
  22. Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
  23. Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. Commentator
  24. Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999. Commentator
  25. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added title
  1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  3. Third intermission feature (Radio program)
  4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research call number
  1. *LT-10 6090 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 424 (F)
  2. *LTCM 424 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 6090.
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