Research Catalog

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.
• Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023.
• Giacomini, Giuseppe.
• Milnes, Sherrill.
• Capecchi, Renato.
• Monk, Allan.
• Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
• Christopher, Russell.
• Dobriansky, Andrij.
• Godehard, Rau.
• Santi, Nello.
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
• Culshaw, John.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Hume, Paul, 1915-
• Levarie, Siegmund, 1914-
• Mohr, Richard.
• Masiello, Alberta.
• 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] Jan. 1, 1977

Uniform Title

• Opera news on the air (Radio program)
• Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subjects

• Live sound recordings
• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Title frrom house program.
• Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 1, 1977.

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (John Culshaw: Reflections on Tosca) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes questions Paul Hume, Siegmund Levarie, Richard Mohr, and Alberta Masiello) ; synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen).

Call Number

*LTCM 808

OCLC

NYPG06-R65

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] Jan. 1, 1977

Performer

Grace Melzia Bumbry (Tosca) ; Giuseppe Giacomini (Cavaradosssi) ; Sherrill Milnes (Scarpia) ; Renato Capecchi (Sacristan) ; Allan Monk (Angelotti) ; Andrea Velis (Spoletta) ; Russell Christopher (Sciarrone) ; Godehard Rau (Shepherd) ; Andrij Dobriansky (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, January 1, 1977.

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.

Bumbry, Grace, 1937-2023. Performer

Giacomini, Giuseppe. Performer

Milnes, Sherrill. Performer

Capecchi, Renato. Performer

Monk, Allan. Performer

Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer

Christopher, Russell. Performer

Dobriansky, Andrij. Performer

Godehard, Rau. Performer

Santi, Nello. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Culshaw, John. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Hume, Paul, 1915- Commentator

Levarie, Siegmund, 1914- Commentator

Mohr, Richard. Commentator

Masiello, Alberta. 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 808 Notes on file.