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Tosca opera in three acts

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

Details

Additional Authors
  • Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
  • Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
  • Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
  • Moore, Grace, 1898-1947.
  • Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984.
  • Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960.
  • Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-
  • Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969.
  • De Paolis, Alessio.
  • Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
  • Baker, John.
  • Paulee, Mona, 1916-1995.
  • Sodero, Cesare, 1886-1947.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
2 sound tape reels (112 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 9, 1946]
Uniform Title
  • Tosca
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Tosca
Subjects
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Sung in Italian.
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:52:16.
  • Production notes and official cast list (3 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 9, 1946.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (2 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 429 (F)
Contents
side 1. Act 1 -- side 2. Act 2 -- side 3. Act 3 -- side 4. [blank].
Call Number
*LT-10 6101
OCLC
NYPG90-R1271
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
Tosca [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; book by Victorien Sardou, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.
Playing Time
015216
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 9, 1946]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 9, 1946]
Performer
Grace Moore (Tosca) ; Jan Peerce (Cavaradossi) ; Lawrence Tibbett (Scarpia) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Angelotti) ; Salvatore Baccaloni (The Sacristan) ; Alessio De Paolis (Spoletta) ; George Cehanovsky (Sciarrone) ; John Baker (A Jailer) ; Mona Paulee (A Shepherd) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Cesare Sodero, conductor.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 10, no. 14 (Feb. 4, 1946).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 9, 1946.
Original Version
Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in June 1990, from aluminum-based acetates (5 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Reproduction
Service copy (2 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 429 (F)
Added Author
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908. Librettist
Moore, Grace, 1898-1947. Performer
Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984. Performer
Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960. Performer
Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909- Performer
Baccaloni, Salvatore, 1900-1969. Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
Baker, John. Performer
Paulee, Mona, 1916-1995. Performer
Sodero, Cesare, 1886-1947. Conductor
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LT-10 6101 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 429 (F).
*LTCM 429 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 6101.
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