Research Catalog

Title

La bohème : radio broadcast, 1973-01-20 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica.

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Publication

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c1973.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
• Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
• Murger, Henri, 1822-1861.
• Lorengar, Pilar
• Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975.
• Walker, William, 1931-
• Boky, Colette
• Plishka, Paul, 1941-
• Goodloe, Robert
• Dobriansky, Andrij
• Mellow, William
• Castel, Nico
• Coffey, Frank. (Singer)
• Marcus, Herman
• Lewis, Henry, 1932-1996.
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Goldovsky, Boris
• Coveney, John
• Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
• McEwen, Terry
• Weaver, William, 1923-2013
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

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

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

• Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 20, 1973
• Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 20, 1973.

Uniform Title

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

Alternative Title

• Bohème
• Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subjects

• Operas
• Goldovsky, Boris > Interviews

Note

• Sung in Italian.
• Durations: 2:56:52 (opera) ; 1:18:35 (synopses and features).
• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.
• Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) filed under classmark: *LTCM 21(F).

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 20, 1973.

Reproduction (note)

• Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo., Dolby-B processed) available in *LTCM 21(F).

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1(Milton Cross) ; Act 1 ; Act 2 -- CD 2. Act 3 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross) -- CD 3. Opera news on the air: Boris Goldovsky discusses the orchestra as stage director ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz: Edward Downes questions John Coveney, Robert Lawrence, Terry McEwen and William Weaver ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Cross) ; A musical and dramatic analysis of Boris Goldovsky, pt.1; Edward Downes, host : Synopsis of Act 4.

Call Number

*LDC 35307

OCLC

NYPG84-R246

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

La bohème : radio broadcast, 1973-01-20 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica.

Imprint

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c1973.

Playing Time

025652 011835

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 20, 1973

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Jan. 20, 1973.

Performer

Pilar Lorengar (Mimi) ; Richard Tucker (Rodolfo) ; William Walker (Marcello) ; Colette Boky (Musetta) ; Paul Plishka (Colline) ; Robert Goodloe (Schaunard) ; Andrij Dobriansky (Benoit) ; William Mellow (Parpignol) ; Nico Castel (Alcindoro) ; Frank Coffey (Customhouse Sergeant) ; Herman Marcus (Customhouse Officer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Henry Lewis, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 37, no. 11 (Jan. 20, 1973).

Event

Originally recorded in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 20, 1973.

Original Version

Cassette tapes re-recorded at NYPL, Nov., 1983, from borrowed copies (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo. : 10n in.) of the original recording.

Reproduction

Cassette copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo., Dolby-B processed) available in *LTCM 21(F).

Connect to:

Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added Author

Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist

Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist

Murger, Henri, 1822-1861. Scènes de la vie de Bohème.

Lorengar, Pilar. Performer

Tucker, Richard, 1913-1975. Performer

Walker, William, 1931- Performer

Boky, Colette. Performer

Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer

Goodloe, Robert. Performer

Dobriansky, Andrij. Performer

Mellow, William. Performer

Castel, Nico. Performer

Coffey, Frank. (Singer) Performer

Marcus, Herman. Performer

Lewis, Henry, 1932-1996. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator

Coveney, John. Commentator

Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator

McEwen, Terry. Commentator

Weaver, William, 1923-2013, commentator.

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 35307 Service copy.

*LTCM 21 (F) Cassette copy; request service copy in *LDC 35307.