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Tosca opera in three acts...

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

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Additional Authors
  • Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
  • Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
  • Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
  • Nilsson, Birgit.
  • Corelli, Franco.
  • London, George, 1920-1985.
  • Scott, Norman, 1921-1968.
  • Corena, Fernando.
  • Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
  • Marsh, Calvin.
  • Fischer, Stuart.
  • Patterson, Robert (Baritone)
  • Cleva, Fausto.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • McEwen, Terry.
  • Harrison, Jay.
  • Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
on 5 sides of 3 sound cassettes (184 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Apr. 18, 1964\640418\]
Uniform Title
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:13:00 (synopses and features) ; 1:51:25 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers & Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Birgit Nilsson (Tosca) ; Franco Corelli (Cavaradossi) ; George London (Scarpia) ; Norman Scott (Angelotti) ; Fernando Corena (Sacristan) ; Paul Franke (Spoletta) ; Calvin Marsh (Sciarrone) ; Stuart Fischer (Shepherd boy) ; Robert Patterson (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast live from the Music Hall, Boston, Apr. 18, 1964.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Mary Ellis Peltz, Boris Goldovsky, Terry McEwen and Jay Harrison) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Opera news on the air (Downes discusses the 1964-65 season with Rudolf Bing) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LTCM 205 (F)
OCLC
NYPG86-R22
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
Tosca [sound recording] : opera in three acts... / Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, founded on La Tosca, play by Victorien Sardou.
Playing Time
011300 015125
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Apr. 18, 1964\640418\]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Apr. 18, 1964\640418\]
Cast
Birgit Nilsson (Tosca) ; Franco Corelli (Cavaradossi) ; George London (Scarpia) ; Norman Scott (Angelotti) ; Fernando Corena (Sacristan) ; Paul Franke (Spoletta) ; Calvin Marsh (Sciarrone) ; Stuart Fischer (Shepherd boy) ; Robert Patterson (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 28, no. 23 (Apr. 18, 1964).
Event
Originally broadcast live from the Music Hall, Boston, Apr. 18, 1964.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Nov. 1985, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.) of the original recording.
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908. Tosca.
Nilsson, Birgit. Performer
Corelli, Franco. Performer
London, George, 1920-1985. Performer
Scott, Norman, 1921-1968. Performer
Corena, Fernando. Performer
Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
Marsh, Calvin. Performer
Fischer, Stuart. Performer
Patterson, Robert (Baritone) Performer
Cleva, Fausto. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
McEwen, Terry. Commentator
Harrison, Jay. Commentator
Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 205 (F) \(Production notes in listening room.)
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