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Tosca opera in three acts

Title
Tosca [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Victorien Sardou, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

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AudioUse in library *LDC 34093 [CD. Service copy.]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
  • Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
  • Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
  • Tebaldi, Renata.
  • Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975.
  • Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
  • Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
  • Corena Fernando.
  • De Paolis, Alessio.
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • Marsh, Calvin.
  • Mark, Peter.
  • Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960.
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008.
  • Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993.
  • Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960.
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Lucioni, Luigi, 1900-
  • Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound discs (173 min.) : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 7, 1956\560107\]
Uniform Title
  • Tosca
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Tosca
Subjects
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Durations: 2:10:17 (opera) ; 0:42:50 (synopses and features).
  • Compact discs.
  • Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 57 (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, Jan. 7, 1956.
Reproduction (note)
  • Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 57 (F).
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Contents
CD 1. Introduction (Milton Cross) and Pre-curtain feature: Giovanni Martinelli encourages subscriptions to Opera News ; Synopsis of Act 1 (Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air: Norman Dello Joio, Helen Hayes and Lawrence Tibbet discuss Tosca ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz: Robert Lawrence, Max de Schauensee, Luigi Lucioni and Mrs. Peltz ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross).
Call Number
*LDC 34093
OCLC
NYPG84-R815
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
Tosca [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Victorien Sardou, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.
Playing Time
021017 004250
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 7, 1956\560107\]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of \Jan. 7, 1956\560107\]
Performer
Renata Tebaldi (Tosca) ; Richard Tucker (Cavaradossi) ; Leonard Warren (Scarpia) ; Clifford Harvuot (Angelotti) ; Fernando Corena (sacristan) ; Alessio De Paolis (Spoletta) ; George Cehanovsky (Sciarrone) ; Calvin Marsh (jailer) ; Peter Mark (shepherd) ; Metropolitan Opera and Chorus ; Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 20, no. 9 (Jan. 2, 1956).
Event
Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 7, 1956.
Original Version
Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL, Jun., 1984, from borrowed copies (4 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 57 (F).
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Added Author
Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908. Tosca.
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
Tebaldi, Renata. Performer
Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975. Performer
Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960. Performer
Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
Corena Fernando. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
Marsh, Calvin. Performer
Mark, Peter. Singer. Performer
Mitropoulos, Dimitri, 1896-1960. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008. Commentator
Hayes, Helen, 1900-1993. Commentator
Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Lucioni, Luigi, 1900- Commentator
Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 34093 Service copy.
*LTCM 57 (F) Cassette copy; production notes on file. Request service copy in *LDC 34093.
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