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.

Publication

Mar. 23, 1957.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Illica, Luigi, 1846-1919.
• Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
• Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
• Albanese, Licia
• Daniele Barioni
• Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
• Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
• Pechner, Gerhard
• De Paolis, Alessio
• Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
• Marsh, Calvin
• Keith, George
• Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Gutman, John
• Howe, Quincy, 1900-
• London, George, 1920-1985.
• Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
• De Schauensee, Max
• Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
• Biancolli, Louis
• Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

4 sound discs (179 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

• Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 23, 1957
• Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 23, 1957.

Uniform Title

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

Alternative Title

Tosca

Subjects

• Operas
• Radio programs, Musical

Note

• Sung in Italian.
• Durations: 0:56:09 (synopses and features) ; 2:03:20 (opera).
• Compact discs.
• Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 79 (F).
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 23, 1957.

Reproduction (note)

• Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in *LTCM 79 (F).

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and Synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air: John Gutman, Quincy Howe and George London discuss politics in opera ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz: Robert Lawrence, Max de Schauensee, Mrs. Peltz, Sigmund Spaeth and Louis Biancolli ; Synopsis of Act 3.

Call Number

*LDC 34069

OCLC

NYPG84-R1085

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.

Imprint

Mar. 23, 1957.

Playing Time

005609 020320

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 23, 1957

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 23, 1957.

Performer

Licia Albanese (Tosca) ; Daniele Barioni (Cavaradossi) ; Leonard Warren (Scarpia) ; Clifford Harvuot (Angelotti) ; Gerhard Pechner (Sacristan) ; Alessio De Paolis (Spoletta) ; George Cehanovsky (Sciarrone) ; Calvin Marsh (jailer) ; George Keith (shepherd) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 21, no. 19 (Mar. 18, 1957).

Event

Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 23, 1957.

Original Version

Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL, Aug., 1984, from borrowed copies (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.) of the original recording.

Reproduction

Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in *LTCM 79 (F).

Connect to:

Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added Author

Illica, Luigi, 1846-1919. Librettist

Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist

Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908. Tosca.

Albanese, Licia. Performer

Daniele Barioni. Performer

Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960. Performer

Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer

Pechner, Gerhard. Performer

De Paolis, Alessio. Performer

Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer

Marsh, Calvin. Performer

Keith, George. Singer. Performer

Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Gutman, John. Commentator

Howe, Quincy, 1900- Commentator

London, George, 1920-1985. Commentator

Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator

De Schauensee, Max. Commentator

Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator

Biancolli, Louis. Commentator

Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 34069 Service copy.