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Turandot opera in three acts

Title
Turandot [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, last duet and finale completed by Franco Alfano.
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

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AudioUse in library *LDC 32749 [CD. Service copy]Performing Arts Research Collections - Recorded Sound

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Additional Authors
  • Alfano, Franco, 1876-1954.
  • Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946.
  • Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952.
  • Marton, Eva.
  • Mitchell, Leona.
  • Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
  • Plishka, Paul, 1941-
  • Cuénod, Hugues.
  • Hartman, Vernon.
  • Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
  • Creech, Philip.
  • Cordial, Gary.
  • Stocker, Christopher.
  • Fritz, Joseph.
  • Thompson, Arthur, 1942-2004.
  • Koch, Roger.
  • Forrest, Scott.
  • Levine, James, 1943-2021.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
  • Ramey, Samuel.
  • Habachy, Nimet.
  • Livingstone, William.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Guarino, Florence.
  • McNally, Terrence.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
4 sound discs (196 min.) : digital ; stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Metropolitan Opera.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 28, 1987]
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
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Durations: 1:05:14 (synopses and features) ; 2:11:29 (opera).
  • Compact discs.
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound (filed under classmark: *LTCM 512 (F)).
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 28, 1987.
Reproduction (note)
  • Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 512 (F)
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act I (Peter Allen) ; Act I -- CD 2. Act II -- CD 3. Act III ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Nimet Habachy) ; Synopsis of Act II (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (William Livingstone, host, with Florence Guarino, Edward Downes and Terrence McNally) ; Synopsis of Act III (Allen).
Call Number
*LTCM 512 (F)
OCLC
NYPG91-R635
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
Turandot [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, last duet and finale completed by Franco Alfano.
Playing Time
010514 021129
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 28, 1987]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 28, 1987]
Performer
Eva Marton (Turandot) ; Leona Mitchell (Liù) ; Plácido Domingo (Calàf) ; Paul Plishka (Timur) ; Hugues Cuénod (The Emperor Altoum) ; Vernon Hartman (Ping) ; Charles Anthony (Pang) ; Philip Creech (Pong) ; Gary Cordial, Christopher Stocker, Joseph Fritz (The Three Masks) ; Arthur Thompson (Mandaarin) ; Roger Koch (Executioner) ; Scott Forrest (The Prince of Persia) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 51, no. 14 (Mar. 28, 1987).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 28, 1987.
Original Version
Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL in Aug. 1991, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 512 (F)
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Added Author
Alfano, Franco, 1876-1954. Librettist
Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946. Librettist
Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952. Librettist
Marton, Eva. Performer
Mitchell, Leona. Performer
Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
Cuénod, Hugues. Performer
Hartman, Vernon. Performer
Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer
Creech, Philip. Performer
Cordial, Gary. Performer
Stocker, Christopher. Performer
Fritz, Joseph. Performer
Thompson, Arthur, 1942-2004. Performer
Koch, Roger. Performer
Forrest, Scott. Performer
Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
Ramey, Samuel. Commentator
Habachy, Nimet. Commentator
Livingstone, William. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Guarino, Florence. Commentator
McNally, Terrence. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
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
*LTCM 512 (F) Cassette copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 32749.
*LDC 32749 Service copy.
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