Research Catalog
La bohème : opera in four acts
- Title
- La bohème : radio broadcast, 1951-03-17 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based an "La vie de bohème" by Henri Murger.
- Author
- Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Details
- Additional Authors
- Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
- Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
- Murger, Henri, 1822-1861.
- Di Stefano, Giuseppe, 1921-2008.
- Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
- Valdengo, Giuseppe, 1914-
- Siepi, Cesare
- Sayão, Bidú.
- Hunt, Lois, 1925-
- Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-
- Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
- Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone)
- Tomanelli, Carlo
- Cleva, Fausto
- Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
- Goldovsky, Boris
- Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013.
- Colombo, Franco
- Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966.
- Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981.
- Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965.
- Ducloux, Walter
- Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
- Sloan, George A.
- Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
- Rodgers, W. S. S. (William Starling Sullivant), 1886-1965.
- Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
- Description
- 3 sound tape reels (180 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
- Series Statement
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 17, 1951]
- Uniform Title
- Bohème
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)
- Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
- Third intermission feature (Radio program)
- Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Alternative Title
- Bohème
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Live sound recordings.
- Note
- Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
- Durations: 1:01:29 (synopses and features) ; 1:58:46 (opera).
- Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
- Indexed In (note)
- Opera news
- Performer (note)
- Giuseppe Di Stefano (Rodolfo) ; George Cehanovsky (Schaunard) ; Giuseppe Valdengo (Marcello) ; Cesare Siepi (Colline) ; Bidu Sayão (Mimi) ; Lois Hunt (Musetta) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Benoit) ; Paul Franke (Parpignol) ; Lawrence Davidson (Alcindoro) ; Carlo Tomanelli (A sergeant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
- Event (note)
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 17, 1951.
- Reproduction (note)
- Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 387 (F)
- Language (note)
- Sung in Italian.
- Contents
- side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky, host, with Risë Stevens and Franco Colombo) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Deems Taylor, Mary Ellis Peltz, Walter Ducloux, Robert Lawrence and Sigmund Spaeth) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 2. Third intermission feature (George A. Sloan, host, with Rudolf Bing and W.S.S. Rodgers) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4.
- Call Number
- *LTCM 387 (F)
- OCLC
- NYPG89-R560
- Author
- Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
- Title
- La bohème : radio broadcast, 1951-03-17 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based an "La vie de bohème" by Henri Murger.
- Playing Time
- 010129 015846
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 17, 1951]Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 17, 1951]
- Cast
- Giuseppe Di Stefano (Rodolfo) ; George Cehanovsky (Schaunard) ; Giuseppe Valdengo (Marcello) ; Cesare Siepi (Colline) ; Bidu Sayão (Mimi) ; Lois Hunt (Musetta) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Benoit) ; Paul Franke (Parpignol) ; Lawrence Davidson (Alcindoro) ; Carlo Tomanelli (A sergeant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
- Original Version
- Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1989, from aluminum-based acetates (6 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
- Indexed In:
- Opera news, v. 15, no. 21 (Mar. 12, 1951).
- Event
- Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 17, 1951.
- Reproduction
- Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 387 (F)
- Language
- Sung in Italian.
- Added Author
- Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. LibrettistIllica, Luigi, 1857-1919. LibrettistMurger, Henri, 1822-1861. Scènes de la vie de Bohème.Di Stefano, Giuseppe, 1921-2008. PerformerCehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. PerformerValdengo, Giuseppe, 1914- PerformerSiepi, Cesare. PerformerSayão, Bidú. PerformerHunt, Lois, 1925- PerformerAlvary, Lorenzo, 1909- PerformerFranke, Paul, 1917-2011. PerformerDavidson, Lawrence (Baritone) PerformerTomanelli, Carlo. PerformerCleva, Fausto. ConductorCross, Milton, 1897-1975. CommentatorGoldovsky, Boris. CommentatorStevens, Risë, 1913-2013. CommentatorColombo, Franco. CommentatorTaylor, Deems, 1885-1966. CommentatorPeltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. CommentatorSpaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. CommentatorDucloux, Walter. CommentatorLawrence, Robert, 1912- CommentatorSloan, George A. CommentatorBing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. CommentatorRodgers, W. S. S. (William Starling Sullivant), 1886-1965. CommentatorMetropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
- Added Title
- Opera news on the air (Radio program)Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)Third intermission feature (Radio program)Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
- *LTCM 387 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file.