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Additional authors

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
2. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
3. Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
4. Held, Alan, 1959-
5. Loup, François
6. Pavarotti, Luciano
7. Guleghina, Maria
8. Morris, James, 1947-
9. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
10. Short, Kevin
11. Levy, Adam
12. Aceto, Raymond
13. Badea, Christian
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
15. Tommasini, Anthony, 1948-
16. Downes, Edward, 1911-
17. Smith, Patrick J., 1932-
18. Hamilton, Stuart
19. Eckert, Thor Jr.
20. Robinson, Francis, 1910-
21. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
22. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound discs (188 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 16, 1994]

Uniform title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Met moments (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Live sound recordings
2. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. (Opera news on the air (Anthony Tommasini discusses "Tosca") ; Met Moments (Francis Robinson) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Thor Eckert Jr., Patrick J. Smith and Stuart Hamilton) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen).

Call number

1. *LDC 33920

Note

1. Durations: 1:06:02 (synopses and features) ; 2:02:24 (opera).
2. Compact discs.
3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file under classmark *LTCM 747 (F).
4. House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 16, 1994.

Reproduction (note)

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 747 (F).

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

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. 010602 020224

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 16, 1994]
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 16, 1994]

Performer

1. Alan Held (Angelotti) ; François Loup (Sacristan) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Cavaradossi) ; Maria Guleghina (Tosca) ; James Morris (Scarpia) ; Charles Anthony (Spoletta) ; Kevin Short (Sciarrone) ; Adam Levy (Shepherd) ; Raymond Aceto (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Christian Badea, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 58, no. 15 (Apr. 16, 1994).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 16, 1994.

Original version

1. Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1995, from borrowed masters (3 tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Reproduction

1. Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 747 (F).

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

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. Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908. Tosca.
4. Held, Alan, 1959- Performer
5. Loup, François. Performer
6. Pavarotti, Luciano. Performer
7. Guleghina, Maria. Performer
8. Morris, James, 1947- Performer
9. Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
10. Short, Kevin. Performer
11. Levy, Adam. Performer
12. Aceto, Raymond. Performer
13. Badea, Christian. Conductor
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
15. Tommasini, Anthony, 1948- Commentator
16. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
17. Smith, Patrick J., 1932- Commentator
18. Hamilton, Stuart. Commentator
19. Eckert, Thor Jr. Commentator
20. Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator
21. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Met moments (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 33920 Service copy.
2. *LT-10-A 1600 Master tape. Request service copy in *LDC 33920.
3. *LTCM 747 (F) Cassette copy. (Production notes on file). Use service copy in *LDC 33920.