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Title

Il Trittico. Il Tabarro ; Suor Angelica ; Gianni Schicchi / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretti by Giovacchino Forzano and Giuseppe Adami [sound recording].

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

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Additional Authors

• Forzano, Giovacchino.
• Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946.
• Zschau, Marilyn.
• Noble, Tim.
• West, Jon Frederic.
• Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012.
• Davia, Federico.
• Creech, Philip.
• Castle, Joyce.
• Guyer, Joyce.
• Fracker, Richard.
• Soviero, Diana.
• Kelly, Sondra.
• Lindner, Elyssa.
• Bush, Sandra.
• Bean, Gweneth.
• Rawn, Jean.
• Mays, Linda.
• Bystrom, Barbara.
• Anguish, Elizabeth.
• Tancredi, Carmon.
• Di Franco, Loretta.
• Withers, Beverly.
• Hillhouse, Wendy.
• Quivar, Florence.
• Dunn, Mignon.
• Cole, Vinson.
• Courtney, James, 1946-
• Laciura, Anthony.
• Cokorinos, Philip.
• Sage, Dylan.
• Pola, Bruno.
• Hong, Hei-Kyung.
• Tajo, Italo.
• Dobriansky, Andrij.
• Marcus, Herman.
• Sliker, Peter.
• Allen, Terry (Singer)
• Levine, James, 1943-2021.
• Allen, Peter, 1920-
• Lakes, Gary.
• Goldovsky, Boris.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Eckert, Thor, Jr.
• Hubay, Alfred.
• Purdy, Christopher.
• Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008.
• Jeritza, Maria, 1887-
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

4 sound discs (233 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 16, 1989]

Uniform Title

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

Alternative Title

Trittico

Subjects

• Live sound recordings
• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
• Durations: 1:05:59 (synopses and features) ; 0:54:06 (Il Tabarro) ; 057:44 (Suor Angelica) ; 0:57:17 (Gianni Schicchi).
• Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• In 1st work: Marilyn Zschau (Giorgetta) ; Timothy Noble (Michele) ; Jon Frederic West (Luigi) ; Charles Anthony (Tinca) ; Federico Davia (Talpa) ; Philip Creech (A song seller) ; Joyce Castle (Frugola) ; Joyce Guyer and Richard Fracker (Young lovers).
• In 2nd work: Diana Soviero (Sister Angelica) ; Sondra Kelly (The monitor) ; Elyssa Lindner and Sandra Bush (Lay sisters) ; Gweneth Bean (The Mistress of novices) ; Jean Rawn (Sister Osmina) ; Joyce Guyer (Sister Genovieffa) ; Linda Mays and Barbara Bystrom (Novices) ; Elizabeth Anguish (Sister Dolcina) ; Carmon Tancredi (The nursing sister) ; Loretta Di Franco and Beverly Withers (Alms collectors) ; Wendy Hillhouse (The Abbess) ; Florence Quivar (The Princess).
• In 3rd work: Mignon Dunn (Zita) ; Federico Davia (Simone) ; Vinson Cole (Rinuccio) ; Sondra Kelly (Ciesca) ; James Courtney (Marco) ; Joyce Guyer (Nella) ; Anthony Laciura (Gherardo) ; Philip Cokorinos (Betto) ; Dylan Sage (Gherardino) ; Bruno Pola (Gianni Schicchi) ; Hei-Kyung Hong (Lauretta) ; Italo Tajo (Spinelloccio) ; Andrij Dobriansky (Amantio di Nicolao) ; Herman Marcus (Pinellino) ; Peter Sliker (Guccio) ; Terry Allen (Buoso Donati).

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 16, 1989.

Reproduction (note)

• Preservation copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 558 (F)

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Il Tabarro (Peter Allen) ; Il Tabarro -- CD 2. Suor Angelica -- CD 3. Gianni Schicchi ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky) ; Met moments (Norman Dello Joio, host, with Maria Jeritza) ; Gary Lakes ; Synopsis of Suor Angelica (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Thor Eckert Jr., Alfred Hubay and Christopher Purdy) ; Gary Lakes ; Synopsis of Gianni Schicchi (Allen).

Call Number

*LDC 28835

OCLC

NYPG92-R372

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

Il Trittico. Il Tabarro ; Suor Angelica ; Gianni Schicchi / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretti by Giovacchino Forzano and Giuseppe Adami [sound recording].

Playing Time

010559 005406 005744 005717

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Dec. 16, 1989]

Cast

In 1st work: Marilyn Zschau (Giorgetta) ; Timothy Noble (Michele) ; Jon Frederic West (Luigi) ; Charles Anthony (Tinca) ; Federico Davia (Talpa) ; Philip Creech (A song seller) ; Joyce Castle (Frugola) ; Joyce Guyer and Richard Fracker (Young lovers).

In 2nd work: Diana Soviero (Sister Angelica) ; Sondra Kelly (The monitor) ; Elyssa Lindner and Sandra Bush (Lay sisters) ; Gweneth Bean (The Mistress of novices) ; Jean Rawn (Sister Osmina) ; Joyce Guyer (Sister Genovieffa) ; Linda Mays and Barbara Bystrom (Novices) ; Elizabeth Anguish (Sister Dolcina) ; Carmon Tancredi (The nursing sister) ; Loretta Di Franco and Beverly Withers (Alms collectors) ; Wendy Hillhouse (The Abbess) ; Florence Quivar (The Princess).

In 3rd work: Mignon Dunn (Zita) ; Federico Davia (Simone) ; Vinson Cole (Rinuccio) ; Sondra Kelly (Ciesca) ; James Courtney (Marco) ; Joyce Guyer (Nella) ; Anthony Laciura (Gherardo) ; Philip Cokorinos (Betto) ; Dylan Sage (Gherardino) ; Bruno Pola (Gianni Schicchi) ; Hei-Kyung Hong (Lauretta) ; Italo Tajo (Spinelloccio) ; Andrij Dobriansky (Amantio di Nicolao) ; Herman Marcus (Pinellino) ; Peter Sliker (Guccio) ; Terry Allen (Buoso Donati).

Performer

In all works: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Levine, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original Version

Re-recorded at NYPL in Feb. 1992, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips ; 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 54, no. 6 (Dec. 9, 1989).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Dec. 16, 1989.

Reproduction

Preservation copy (4 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 558 (F)

Language

Sung in Italian.

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Added Author

Forzano, Giovacchino. Librettist

Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946. Librettist

Zschau, Marilyn. Performer

Noble, Tim. Performer

West, Jon Frederic. Performer

Anthony, Charles, 1929-2012. Performer

Davia, Federico. Performer

Creech, Philip. Performer

Castle, Joyce. Performer

Guyer, Joyce. Performer

Fracker, Richard. Performer

Soviero, Diana. Performer

Kelly, Sondra. Performer

Lindner, Elyssa. Performer

Bush, Sandra. Performer

Bean, Gweneth. Performer

Rawn, Jean. Performer

Mays, Linda. Performer

Bystrom, Barbara. Performer

Anguish, Elizabeth. Performer

Tancredi, Carmon. Performer

Di Franco, Loretta. Performer

Withers, Beverly. Performer

Hillhouse, Wendy. Performer

Quivar, Florence. Performer

Dunn, Mignon. Performer

Cole, Vinson. Performer

Courtney, James, 1946- performer

Laciura, Anthony. Performer

Cokorinos, Philip. Performer

Sage, Dylan. Performer

Pola, Bruno. Performer

Hong, Hei-Kyung. Performer

Tajo, Italo. Performer

Dobriansky, Andrij. Performer

Marcus, Herman. Performer

Sliker, Peter. Performer

Allen, Terry (Singer) Performer

Levine, James, 1943-2021. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator

Lakes, Gary. Commentator

Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Eckert, Thor, Jr. Commentator

Hubay, Alfred. Commentator

Purdy, Christopher. Commentator

Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008. Commentator

Jeritza, Maria, 1887- Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Met moments (Radio program)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 28835 Service copy

*LTCM 558 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 28835