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La boheme : [sound recording] : opera in four acts

Title
La boheme : radio broadcast, 1962-01-20 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on La vie de bohème by Henri Murger.
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

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Additional Authors
  • Amara, Lucine.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • De Paolis, Alessio.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Ducloux, Walter, 1913-
  • Frydel, John.
  • Genovese, Alfred.
  • Ghazal, Edward.
  • Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
  • Giaiotti, Bonaldo.
  • Hurley, Laurel.
  • Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
  • Kyle, Sidney.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Maxym, Stephen.
  • McEwen, Terry.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
  • Morell, Barry.
  • Murger, Henri, 1822-1861.
  • Nass, Richard.
  • Pechner, Gerhard.
  • Reitan, Roald.
  • Rich, Martin, 1908-
  • Robinson, Francis, 1910-
  • Schick, George, 1908-1985.
  • Simon, Henry W. (William), 1901-1970.
  • Testi, Lorenzo.
  • Weiss, Rob.
Description
3 sound cassettes (194 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 20, 1962\620120\]
  • Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 20, 1962\620120\]
Uniform Title
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Subjects
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:20:50 (synopses and features) ; 1:53:30 (opera).
  • With production notes and official cast list (6 p.).
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news,
Event (note)
  • Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 20, 1962.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air: Robert Lawrence talks with Metropolitan Opera instrumentalists Alfred Genovese, Richard Nass, Stephen Maxym and Sydney Kyle ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz, beginning: Edward Downes, Terry McEwen, Walter Ducloux, George Schick and Henry Simon -- side 2. Opera quiz, conclusion ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Biographies in music: Francis Robinson discusses Lawrence Tibbett ; 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
*LTCM 152 (F)
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
La boheme : radio broadcast, 1962-01-20 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on La vie de bohème by Henri Murger.
Playing Time
012050 015330
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 20, 1962\620120\]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 20, 1962\620120\]
Performer
Barry Morell (Rodolfo) ; Lucine Amara (Mimi) ; Lorenzo Testi (Marcello) ; Laurel Hurley (Musetta) ; Bonaldo Giaiotti (Colline) ; Roald Reitan (Schaunard) ; Alessio de Paolis (Alcindoro) ; Gerhard Pechner (Benoit) ; Hal Roberts (Parpignol) ; John Frydel (Customhouse sergeant) ; Edward Ghazal (Customhouse officer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Martin Rich, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 26, no. 10 (Jan. 20, 1962).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 20, 1962.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in July 1985, from borrowed masters (4 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).
Added Author
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
Murger, Henri, 1822-1861. Scènes de la vie de Bohème.
Morell, Barry. Performer
Amara, Lucine. Performer
Testi, Lorenzo. Performer
Hurley, Laurel. Performer
Giaiotti, Bonaldo. Performer
Reitan, Roald. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Pechner, Gerhard. Performer
Weiss, Rob. Performer
Frydel, John. Performer
Ghazal, Edward. Performer
Rich, Martin, 1908- Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Nass, Richard. Commentator
Kyle, Sidney. Commentator
Maxym, Stephen. Commentator
Genovese, Alfred. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
McEwen, Terry. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter, 1913- Commentator
Schick, George, 1908-1985. Commentator
Simon, Henry W. (William), 1901-1970. Commentator
Robinson, Francis, 1910- Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 152 (F) (Production notes in listening room.)
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