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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. Librettist
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
Murger, Henri, 1822-1861. Scènes de la vie de Bohème.
Di Stefano, Giuseppe, 1921-2008. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
Valdengo, Giuseppe, 1914- Performer
Siepi, Cesare. Performer
Sayão, Bidú. Performer
Hunt, Lois, 1925- Performer
Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909- Performer
Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone) Performer
Tomanelli, Carlo. Performer
Cleva, Fausto. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013. Commentator
Colombo, Franco. Commentator
Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966. Commentator
Peltz, Mary Ellis, 1896-1981. Commentator
Spaeth, Sigmund, 1885-1965. Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Sloan, George A. Commentator
Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. Commentator
Rodgers, W. S. S. (William Starling Sullivant), 1886-1965. Commentator
Metropolitan 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.
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