Research Catalog

Title

Turandot [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, based on the play by Carlo Gozzi ; last duet and finale completed by Franco Alfano.

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954.
• Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946.
• Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952.
• Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806.
• Jones, Gwyneth, 1936-
• Stratas, Teresa
• Popov, V. (Vladimir), 1947-
• G︠i︡uzelev, Nikola, 1936-
• Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
• Croft, Dwayne
• Forest, Michael
• Laciura, Anthony
• Cordial, Gary
• Fritz, Joseph
• Stocker, Christopher
• Courtney, James, 1946-
• Chew, Ming
• Costello, Robert
• Withers, Beverly
• Spann, Annette
• Andrey, Pauline
• Gelinas, Linda
• Laurence, Suzanne
• Rievman, Ellen
• Santi, Nello
• Allen, Peter, 1920-
• Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019.
• Downes, Edward, 1911-
• Purdy, Christopher
• Freeman, John W.
• Weaver, William, 1923-2013
• Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

4 sound discs (189 min.) : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of Metropolitan Opera.

Series Statement

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 1, 1992]

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

• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Durations: 1:01:08 (synopses and features) ; 2:08:21 (opera).
• Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.
• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• Gwyneth Jones (Turandot) ; Teresa Stratas (Liù) ; Vladimir Popov (Calaf) ; Nicola Ghiuselev (Timur) ; Andrea Velis (Emperor Altoum) ; Dwayne Croft (Ping) ; Michael Forest (Pang) ; Anthony Laciura (Pong) ; Gary Cordial, Joseph Fritz and Christopher Stocker (Three Masks) ; James Courtney (Mandarin) ; Ming Chew (Executioner) ; Robert Costello (Prince of Persia) ; Beverly Withers and Annette Spann (Handmaidens) ; Pauline Andrey, Linda Gelinas, Suzanne Laurence and Ellen Rievman (Temptresses) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 1, 1992.

Reproduction (note)

• Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 605 (F)

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 4. Opera news on the air (Fr. M. Owen Lee discusses Turandot and Puccini) ; Met moments [originally aired Feb. 15, 1969] (William Weaver discusses the Puccini clan in Lucca) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Christopher Purdy, John W. Freeman and M. Owen Lee) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen).

Call Number

*LDC 30386

OCLC

NYPG92-R1400

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

Turandot [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni, based on the play by Carlo Gozzi ; last duet and finale completed by Franco Alfano.

Series

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of Feb. 1, 1992]

Cast

Gwyneth Jones (Turandot) ; Teresa Stratas (Liù) ; Vladimir Popov (Calaf) ; Nicola Ghiuselev (Timur) ; Andrea Velis (Emperor Altoum) ; Dwayne Croft (Ping) ; Michael Forest (Pang) ; Anthony Laciura (Pong) ; Gary Cordial, Joseph Fritz and Christopher Stocker (Three Masks) ; James Courtney (Mandarin) ; Ming Chew (Executioner) ; Robert Costello (Prince of Persia) ; Beverly Withers and Annette Spann (Handmaidens) ; Pauline Andrey, Linda Gelinas, Suzanne Laurence and Ellen Rievman (Temptresses) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Nello Santi, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original Version

Preservation copy re-recorded at NYPL in June, 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. 56, no. 10 (Feb. 1, 1992).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Feb. 1, 1992.

Reproduction

Preservation copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 605 (F)

Language

Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

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Added Author

Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954. Librettist

Adami, Giuseppe, 1878-1946. Librettist

Simoni, Renato, 1875-1952. Librettist

Gozzi, Carlo, 1720-1806. Turandot.

Jones, Gwyneth, 1936- Performer

Stratas, Teresa. Performer

Popov, V. (Vladimir), 1947- Performer

G︠i︡uzelev, Nikola, 1936- Performer

Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer

Croft, Dwayne. Performer

Forest, Michael. Performer

Laciura, Anthony. Performer

Cordial, Gary. Performer

Fritz, Joseph. Performer

Stocker, Christopher. Performer

Courtney, James, 1946- performer

Chew, Ming. Performer

Costello, Robert. Performer

Withers, Beverly. Performer

Spann, Annette. Performer

Andrey, Pauline. Performer

Gelinas, Linda. Performer

Laurence, Suzanne. Performer

Rievman, Ellen. Performer

Santi, Nello. Conductor

Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator

Lee, M. Owen, 1930-2019. Commentator

Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator

Purdy, Christopher. Commentator

Freeman, John W. Commentator

Weaver, William, 1923-2013, 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)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 30386 Service copy.

*LTCM 605 (F) Preservation copy. (Production notes on file.) Use service copy in *LDC 30386.