Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
• Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
• Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
• Crespin, Régine
• Kónya, Sándor, 1923-2002.
• Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004
• Flagello, Ezio
• Scott, Norman, 1921-1968.
• Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
• Christopher, Russell
• Fischer, Stuart
• Goodloe, Robert
• Cleva, Fausto
• Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Masiello, Alberta
• Coveney, John
• Harrison, Jay
• McEwen, Terry
• Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997.
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

on 5 sides of 3 sound cassettes (181 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 17, 1965]

Uniform Title

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

Subject

Operas

Note

• Titles from Opera news.
• Durations: 1:00:00 (synopses and features) ; 2:00:50 (opera).
• With production notes and official cast list (6 p.).

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Event (note)

• Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 17, 1965.

Language (note)

• Sung in italian.

Contents

side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, Alberta Masiello, John Coveney, Jay Harrison and Terry McEwen) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Opera news on the air: Season farewell (Rudolf Bing) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call Number

*LTCM 225 (F)

OCLC

NYPG86-R150

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

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

Playing Time

010000 020050

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 17, 1965]

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Apr. 17, 1965]

Performer

Régine Crespin (Tosca) ; Sándor Kónya (Cavaradossi) ; Robert Merrill (Scarpia) ; Ezio Flagello (sacristan) ; Norman Scott (Angelotti) ; Paul Franke (Spoletta) ; Russell Christopher (Sciarrone) ; Stuart Fischer (shepherd) ; Robert Goodloe (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Original Version

Re-recorded at NYPL in Mar. 1986, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 29, no. 23 (Apr. 17, 1965).

Event

Originally broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 17, 1965.

Language

Sung in italian.

Added Author

Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist

Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist

Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908. Tosca.

Crespin, Régine. Performer

Kónya, Sándor, 1923-2002. Performer

Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004 Performer

Flagello, Ezio. Performer

Scott, Norman, 1921-1968. Performer

Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer

Christopher, Russell. Performer

Fischer, Stuart. Performer

Goodloe, Robert. Performer

Cleva, Fausto. Conductor

Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Masiello, Alberta. Commentator

Coveney, John. Commentator

Harrison, Jay. Commentator

McEwen, Terry. Commentator

Bing, Rudolf, 1902-1997. Commentator

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added Title

Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LTCM 225 (F) (Production notes filed in listening room.)