Research Catalog

Title

Tosca [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, after Victorien Sardou's play.

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
• Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
• Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
• Guleghina, Maria.
• Licitra, Salvatore, 1968-
• Delava, Mark.
• Plishka, Paul, 1941-
• Bernstein, Richard (Bass-baritone)
• Fitch, Bernard.
• Vernon, Richard, 1950-
• Kohane, Joshua Kosakoff.
• Daunoras, Vaclovas.
• Conlon, James, 1950-
• Juntwait, Margaret.
• Blier, Steven.
• Wagner, Alan, 1931-2007.
• Benson, Ken (Ken G.)
• Zetlan, Jennifer.
• De Boer, Benjamin.
• Langvik, Espen.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.

Description

3 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 9, 2005]

Uniform Title

• Guilty pleasures roundtable (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera quiz (Radio program)
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subjects

• Live sound recordings
• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Durations: 1:56:46 (opera) ; 1:12:54 (introduction, synopses, and features).
• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera News

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 9, 2005.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

CD 1. Tone ; Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Margaret Juntwait) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 ; Act 3 -- CD 3. Guilty pleasures roundtable (Steven Blier, moderator, with Ken Benson and Alan Wagner) ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Juntwait) ; Metropolitan Opera quiz (Steven Blier questions conservatory students Jennifer Zetlan, Benjamin de Boer, and Espen Langvik) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Juntwait) ; Closing remarks (Juntwait).

Call Number

*LDC 38210

OCLC

NYPG05-R10186

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

Tosca [sound recording] : opera in three acts / Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, after Victorien Sardou's play.

Series

Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 9, 2005]

Performer

Maria Guleghina (Tosca) ; Salvatore Licitra (Cavaradossi) ; Mark Delavan (Scarpia) ; Paul Plishka (Sacristan) ; Richard Bernstein (Angelotti) ; Bernard Fitch (Spoletta) ; Richard Vernon (Sciarrone) ; Joshua Kosakoff Kohane (Shepherd) ; Vaclovas Daunoras (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; James Conlon, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera News, v. 69, no. 10 (April 2005).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 9, 2005.

Language

Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added Author

Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist

Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist

Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908. Tosca.

Guleghina, Maria. Performer

Licitra, Salvatore, 1968- Performer

Delava, Mark. Performer

Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer

Bernstein, Richard (Bass-baritone) Performer

Fitch, Bernard. Performer

Vernon, Richard, 1950- Performer

Kohane, Joshua Kosakoff. Performer

Daunoras, Vaclovas. Performer

Conlon, James, 1950- Conductor

Juntwait, Margaret. Commentator

Blier, Steven. Commentator

Wagner, Alan, 1931-2007. Commentator

Benson, Ken (Ken G.) Commentator

Zetlan, Jennifer. Commentator

De Boer, Benjamin. Commentator

Langvik, Espen. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Guilty pleasures roundtable (Radio program)

Metropolitan Opera quiz (Radio program)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 38210