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La bohème : opera in four acts

Title
La bohème : radio broadcast, 1955-03-26 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on "Scènes de la vie de Bohème" by Henri Murger.
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

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Additional Authors
  • Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
  • Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
  • Murger, Henri, 1822-1861.
  • Conley, Eugene, 1908-1981.
  • Guarrera, Frank, 1923-
  • Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
  • Moscona, Nicola
  • Albanese, Licia
  • Fenn, Jean
  • Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone)
  • McCracken, James, 1926-
  • De Paolis, Alessio
  • Marsh, Calvin
  • Cleva, Fausto
  • Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
  • Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008.
  • Güden, Hilde
  • Del Fiorentino, Dante
  • Lawrence, Robert, 1912-
  • Lipton, Martha
  • Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-
  • Ducloux, Walter
  • Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987.
  • Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
3 sound tape reels (186 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono.; 10 in.
Series Statement
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 26, 1955]
Uniform Title
  • Bohème
  • Opera news on the air (Radio program)
  • Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Alternative Title
  • Bohème
  • Third intermission feature (Radio program)
Subject
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
  • Durations: 1:13:29 (synopses and features) ; 1:52:43 (opera).
  • Production notes and official cast list (4 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, Mar. 26, 1955.
Reproduction (note)
  • Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 424 (F)
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Norman Dello Joio, host, with Hilde Gueden and Monseigneur Dante Del Fiorentino) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Robert Lawrence, host, with Martha Lipton, Lorenzo Alvary, Walter Ducloux and George Marek) -- side 2. Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) ; Third Intermission (Clifton Fadiman, host, with Milton Cross) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross).
Call Number
*LT-10 6090
OCLC
NYPG90-R614
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
La bohème : radio broadcast, 1955-03-26 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on "Scènes de la vie de Bohème" by Henri Murger.
Playing Time
011329 015243
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 26, 1955]
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Mar. 26, 1955]
Performer
Eugene Conley (Rudolfo) ; Frank Guarrera (Marcello) ; Clifford Harvuot (Schaunard) ; Nicola Moscona (Colline) ; Licia Albanese (Mimi) ; Jean Fenn (Musetta) ; Lawrence Davidson (Benoit) ; James McCracken (Parpignol) ; Alessio De Paolis (Alcindoro) ; Calvin Marsh (A sergeant) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Fausto Cleva, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.
Original Version
Preservation tape, recorded at NYPL in Apr. 1990, from aluminum-based acetates (7 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; 16 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 19, no. 20 (Mar. 21, 1955).
Event
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 26, 1955.
Reproduction
Service copy (3 sound cassettes : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 424 (F)
Language
Sung in Italian.
Added Author
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
Murger, Henri, 1822-1861. Scènes de la vie de Bohème.
Conley, Eugene, 1908-1981. Performer
Guarrera, Frank, 1923- Performer
Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
Moscona, Nicola. Performer
Albanese, Licia. Performer
Fenn, Jean. Performer
Davidson, Lawrence (Baritone) Performer
McCracken, James, 1926- Performer
De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
Marsh, Calvin. Performer
Cleva, Fausto. Conductor
Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
Dello Joio, Norman, 1913-2008. Commentator
Güden, Hilde. Commentator
Del Fiorentino, Dante. Commentator
Lawrence, Robert, 1912- Commentator
Lipton, Martha. Commentator
Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909- Commentator
Ducloux, Walter. Commentator
Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987. Commentator
Fadiman, Clifton, 1904-1999. Commentator
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Opera news on the air (Radio program)
Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
Third intermission feature (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LT-10 6090 Master tape. Request cassette service copy in *LTCM 424 (F)
*LTCM 424 (F) Cassette service copy; production notes on file. Master tape in *LT-10 6090.
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