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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, after Victorien Sardou's play.
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

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Additional Authors
  • Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
  • Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
  • Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
  • Kubiak, Teresa, 1937-
  • Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
  • Quilico, Louis.
  • Capecchi, Renato.
  • Castel, Nico.
  • Monk, Allan.
  • Christopher, Russell.
  • Sapolsky, Robert.
  • Booth, Philip, 1942-
  • Conlon, James, 1950-
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Goldovsky, Boris.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Jacobson, Robert.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Mohr, Richard.
  • Weaver, William, 1923-2013
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
on 5 sides of 3 sound cassettes : analog, stereo., Dolby-B processed.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 8, 1978
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 8, 1978.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky presents a musical and dramatic analysis of Tosca) ; synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions Robert Jacobson, Robert Lawrence, Richard Mohr, and William Weaver) ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 828
OCLC
NYPG05-R10561
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
Tosca [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, after Victorien Sardou's play.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 8, 1978
Performer
Teresa Kubiak (Tosca) ; Placido Domingo (Cavaradossi) ; Louis Quilico (Scarpia) ; Renato Capecchi (Sacristan) ; Nico Castel (Spoletta) ; Allan Monk (Angelotti) ; Russell Christopher (Sciarrone) ; Robert Sapolsky (Shepherd) ; Philip Booth (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; James Conlon, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 8, 1978.
Original Version
Cassette tape service copy re-recorded at NYPL in 1982, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips., 2 track, stereo. ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908. Tosca.
Kubiak, Teresa, 1937- Performer
Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
Quilico, Louis. Performer
Capecchi, Renato. Performer
Castel, Nico. Performer
Monk, Allan. Performer
Christopher, Russell. Performer
Sapolsky, Robert. Performer
Booth, Philip, 1942- Performer
Conlon, James, 1950- Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Jacobson, Robert. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Performer
Mohr, Richard. Commentator
Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LTCM 828
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