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Tosca : [opera in three acts]

Title
Tosca : radio broadcast, 2012-01-28 : [opera in three acts] / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924
Publication
New York, NY : Metropolitan Opera, [2012]

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Additional Authors
  • Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919
  • Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906
  • Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
  • Franck, Mikko, 1979-
  • Racette, Patricia, 1967-
  • Álvarez, Marcelo, 1962-
  • Morris, James, 1947-
  • Plishka, Paul, 1941-
  • Bernstein, Richard (Bass-baritone)
  • Sorensen, Joel
  • Courtney, James, 1946-
  • Nagarajan, Neel Ram
  • Crawford, David, 1978-
  • Juntwait, Margaret
  • Siff, Ira
  • Blythe, Stephanie
  • Gelb, Peter
  • Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954-
  • Toolajian, Loren
  • Morris, Jay Hunter
  • Lewin, Naomi
  • Gomez, Susie
  • Benson, Ken ( Ken G.)
  • Ashbaker, Susan
  • Goren, Neal
  • Marx, Robert
  • Owens, Eric
  • Díaz, Pedro (Pedro R.)
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), donor NN-RHA
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 audio discs : digital, stereo; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
  • Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
  • Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 28, 2012
Uniform Title
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
  • Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Radio program)
  • Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 28, 2012.
  • Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title and date from the discs ; credits from audition and Metropolitan Opera program.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Performer (note)
  • Patricia Racette (Tosca) ; Marcelo Álvarez (Cavaradossi) ; James Morris (Scarpia) ; Paul Plishka (Sacristan) ; Richard Bernstein (Angelotti) ; Joel Sorensen (Spoletta) ; James Courtney (Sciarrone) ; Neel Ram Nagarajan (Shepherd) ; David Crawford (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Mikko Franck, conductor.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Margaret Juntwait and Ira Stiff) ; Act 1 ; Paul Plishka farewell presentation by Peter Gelb ; Blythe talks about Plishka (on tape) ; Plishka sings "Vecchia zimarra" from La Boheme (on tape) ; Tosca Time Capsule ; Morris on his role of Scarpia with Juntwait (on tape) ; Juntwait talks with Jay Hunter Morris with excerpt from last's night Götterdämmerung (start) -- CD 2. Juntwait talks with Jay Hunter Morris (conclusion) ; Gomez speaks with Naomi Lewin about her work at the Met ; Synopsis of Act 2 ; Act 2 ; Talking Opera on Basso Buffo with Mary Jo Heath ; Toolajian interviews Racette ; Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Ken Benson questions Ashbaker, Goren, Marx with guests Owens and English hornist Díaz) -- CD 3. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (conclusion) ; Synopsis of Act 3 ; Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Juntwait and Siff).
Call Number
*LDC 53125
OCLC
868712391
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924, composer.
Title
Tosca : radio broadcast, 2012-01-28 : [opera in three acts] / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.
Production
New York, NY : Metropolitan Opera, [2012]
Playing Time
011957 011957 004141
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
audio
Type of Carrier
audio disc
Series
Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 28, 2012
Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] January 28, 2012.
Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.
Performer
Margaret Juntwait, Ira Siff, Peter Gelb, Ken Benson, hosts ; Paul Plishka, Stephanie Blythe, James Morris, Jay Hunter Morris, Susan Ashbaker, Neal Goren, Robert Marx, Eric Owens, Mary Jo Heath, commentators ; Loren Toolajian, Naomi Lewin, interviewers ; Patricia Racette, Susie Gomez, interviewees ; Pedro Díaz, performer for the Quiz.
Cast
Patricia Racette (Tosca) ; Marcelo Álvarez (Cavaradossi) ; James Morris (Scarpia) ; Paul Plishka (Sacristan) ; Richard Bernstein (Angelotti) ; Joel Sorensen (Spoletta) ; James Courtney (Sciarrone) ; Neel Ram Nagarajan (Shepherd) ; David Crawford (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Mikko Franck, conductor.
Event
Broadcast live on Sirius XM Metropolitan Opera Radio from Metropolitan Opera House, NYC 2012 January 28.
Language
Sung in Italian.
Source
Gift; Metropolitan Opera, August 2011.
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Added Author
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919, librettist.
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906, librettist.
Container of (work): Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Bohème. Vecchia zimarra.
Franck, Mikko, 1979- conductor.
Racette, Patricia, 1967- performer.
Racette, Patricia, 1967- interviewee.
Álvarez, Marcelo, 1962- performer.
Morris, James, 1947- performer.
Morris, James, 1947- commentator.
Plishka, Paul, 1941- performer.
Plishka, Paul, 1941- commentator.
Bernstein, Richard (Bass-baritone), performer.
Sorensen, Joel, performer.
Courtney, James, 1946- performer.
Nagarajan, Neel Ram, performer.
Crawford, David, 1978- performer.
Juntwait, Margaret, host.
Siff, Ira, commentator.
Blythe, Stephanie, commentator.
Gelb, Peter, host.
Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- commentator.
Toolajian, Loren, interviewer.
Morris, Jay Hunter, commentator.
Lewin, Naomi, interviewer.
Gomez, Susie, interviewee.
Benson, Ken ( Ken G.), host.
Ashbaker, Susan, commentator.
Goren, Neal, commentator.
Marx, Robert, commentator.
Owens, Eric, commentator.
Díaz, Pedro (Pedro R.), performer.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), performer.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.), donor NN-RHA
Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 53125
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