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La Bohème : opera in four acts

Title
La Bohème : radio broadcast, 1991-02-23 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica.
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

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Additional Authors
  • Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
  • Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
  • Hawkins, Gordon.
  • Domingo, Plácido, 1941-
  • Cheek, John, 1948-
  • Cowan, Richard.
  • Davia, Federico.
  • Hong, Hei-Kyung.
  • Hanriot, John.
  • Daniels, Barbara, 1946-
  • Coffey, Frank (Singer)
  • Marcus, Herman.
  • Badea, Christian.
  • Allen, Peter, 1920-
  • Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
  • Downes, Edward, 1911-
  • Scott, Iain.
  • Gainsley, Philip.
  • Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977.
  • Masiello, Alberta.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection.
Description
3 sound discs (172 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 23, 1991]
Uniform Title
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Met moments (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Subject
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 0:51:24 (synopses and features) ; 2:01:11 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
  • Compact discs.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Performer (note)
  • Gordon Hawkins (Marcello) ; Plácido Domingo (Rudolfo) ; John Cheek (Colline) ; Richard Cowan (Schaunard) ; Federico Davia (Benoit, Alcindoro) ; Hei-Kyung Hong (Mimi) ; John Hanriot (Parpignol) ; Barbara Daniels (Musetta) ; Frank Coffey (Customhouse Sergeant) ; Herman Marcus (Customhouse Officer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Christian Badea, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Event (note)
  • Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 23, 1991.
Reproduction (note)
  • Presevation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 588 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 ; Act 2 -- CD 2. Act 3 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 3. Opera news on the air (M. Owen Lee) ; Met Moments (Cyril Ritchard, host, with Alberta Masiello) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Iain Scott, M. Owen Lee and Philip Gainsley) ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Allen).
Call Number
*LDC 29115
OCLC
NYPG92-R954
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
La Bohème : radio broadcast, 1991-02-23 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica.
Playing Time
005124 020111
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 23, 1991]
Cast
Gordon Hawkins (Marcello) ; Plácido Domingo (Rudolfo) ; John Cheek (Colline) ; Richard Cowan (Schaunard) ; Federico Davia (Benoit, Alcindoro) ; Hei-Kyung Hong (Mimi) ; John Hanriot (Parpignol) ; Barbara Daniels (Musetta) ; Frank Coffey (Customhouse Sergeant) ; Herman Marcus (Customhouse Officer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Christian Badea, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Re-recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1992, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 55, no. 11 (Feb. 16, 1991).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 23, 1991.
Reproduction
Presevation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) in: *LTCM 588 (F)
Language
Sung in Italian.
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Added Author
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
Hawkins, Gordon. Performer
Domingo, Plácido, 1941- Performer
Cheek, John, 1948- Performer
Cowan, Richard. Performer
Davia, Federico. Performer
Hong, Hei-Kyung. Performer
Hanriot, John. Performer
Daniels, Barbara, 1946- Performer
Coffey, Frank (Singer) Performer
Marcus, Herman. Performer
Badea, Christian. Conductor
Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator
Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
Scott, Iain. Commentator
Gainsley, Philip. Commentator
Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977. Commentator
Masiello, Alberta. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Met moments (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 29115 Service copy.
*LTCM 588 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes in listening room.) Use service copy in *LDC 29115.
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