Research Catalog

Title

Tosca [sound recording] / Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, after Victorien Sardou's play.

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Publication

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2000.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
• Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
• Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
• Vaness, Carol.
• Leech, Richard (Tenor)
• Morris, James, 1947-
• Evitts, David.
• Courtney, James, 1946-
• Laciura, Anthony.
• Cokorinos, Philip.
• Ungar, Benjamin.
• Daunoras, Vaclovas.
• Oren, Daniel.
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
• Livingstone, William.
• Hamilton, David, 1935 January 18-
• Bernheimer, Martin.
• Miller, Sarah Bryan.
• Jellinek, George, 1919-
• Weaver, William, 1923-2013
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

4 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 08, 2000]

Uniform Title

• Singers' hall of fame (Radio program).
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program).
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

• Operas

Note

• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news,

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 08, 2000.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act I (Peter Allen) ; Act I -- CD 2. Act II -- CD 3. Act III ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Singers' hall of fame (William Livingstone, David Hamilton) ; Synopsis of act II (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Martin Bernheimer, host, with Sarah Bryan Miller, George Jellinek and William Weaver) ; Synopsis of act III (Allen).

Call Number

*LDC 32126

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

Tosca [sound recording] / Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, after Victorien Sardou's play.

Imprint

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2000.

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 08, 2000]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 08, 2000]

Performer

Carol Vaness (Tosca) ; Richard Leech (Cavaradossi) ; James Morris (Scarpia) ; David Evitts (Sacristan) ; James Courtney (Angelotti) ; Anthony Laciura (Spoletta) ; Phillip Cokorinos (Sciarrone) ; Benjamin Ungar (Shepard) ; Vaclovas Daunoras (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Daniel Oren, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v.64 no. 7 (January 2000).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 08, 2000.

Language

Sung in Italian.

Added Author

Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist

Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist

Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908. Tosca.

Vaness, Carol. Performer

Leech, Richard (Tenor) Performer

Morris, James, 1947- Performer

Evitts, David. Performer

Courtney, James, 1946- performer

Laciura, Anthony. Performer

Cokorinos, Philip. Performer

Ungar, Benjamin. Performer

Daunoras, Vaclovas. Performer

Oren, Daniel. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Livingstone, William. Commentator

Hamilton, David, 1935 January 18- Commentator

Bernheimer, Martin. Commentator

Miller, Sarah Bryan. Commentator

Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator

Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Singers' hall of fame (Radio program).

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program).

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 32126