Research Catalog

Title

La bohème : radio broadcast, 2003-03-08 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Gicaomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica.

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Publication

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2003.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
• Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
• Evseeva, Elena.
• Arteta, Ainhoa.
• Vargas, Ramon, 1960-
• Gerello, Vasiliĭ.
• Bernstein, Richard (Bass-baritone)
• Patriarco, Earle.
• Plishka, Paul, 1941-
• Derr, Meredith.
• Pariso, Joseph.
• Maher, Richard (Singer)
• Viotti, Marcello, 1954-
• Jellinek, George, 1919-
• Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
• Paolucci, Bridget.
• Eckert, Thor, Jr.
• Fogel, Henry, 1942-
• Gainsley, Phillip.
• Plotkin, Fred.
• 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

• ChevronTexaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 8, 2003.
• Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 8, 2003.

Uniform Title

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

Subjects

• Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957
• Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924
• Operas

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Subtitle from house program.
• Durations: 1:05:01 (announcements, synopses, and intermission features ; 1:51:11 (opera).
• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• Elena Evseeva (Mimì) ; Ainhoa Arteta (Musetta) ; Ramón Vargas (Rodolfo) ; Vassily Gerello (Marcello) ; Richard Bernstein (Colline) ; Earle Patriarco (Schaunard) ; Paul Plishka (Benoit, Alcindoro) ; Meredith Derr (Parpignol) ; Joseph Pariso (Customhouse sergeant) ; Richard Maher (Customhouse officer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Marcello Viotti, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 8, 2003.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

CD 1. Tone ; Opening remarks and synopsis of Act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Act 1 ; Synopsis of Act 2 (Allen) ; Act 2 -- CD 2. Act 3 ; Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- CD 3. Opera news on the air (George Jellinek discusses La Bohème and Toscanini ; Bridget Paolucci with her thoughts on Puccini: Ever the same, ever different) ; Synopsis of Act 3 (Allen) ; Chevron Texaco's opera quiz (Thor Eckert, Jr. questions Henry Fogel, Phillip Gainsley, and Fred Plotkin) ; Synopsis of Act 4 (Allen).

Call Number

*LDC 33994

OCLC

NYPG04-R183

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

La bohème : radio broadcast, 2003-03-08 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / Gicaomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica.

Imprint

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2003.

Series

ChevronTexaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 8, 2003.

Texaco-Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Mar. 8, 2003.

Cast

Elena Evseeva (Mimì) ; Ainhoa Arteta (Musetta) ; Ramón Vargas (Rodolfo) ; Vassily Gerello (Marcello) ; Richard Bernstein (Colline) ; Earle Patriarco (Schaunard) ; Paul Plishka (Benoit, Alcindoro) ; Meredith Derr (Parpignol) ; Joseph Pariso (Customhouse sergeant) ; Richard Maher (Customhouse officer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Marcello Viotti, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 67, no. 9 (Mar. 2003).

Event

Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Mar. 8, 2003.

Language

Sung in Italian.

Connect to:

Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added Author

Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist

Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist

Evseeva, Elena. Performer

Arteta, Ainhoa. Performer

Vargas, Ramon, 1960- Performer

Gerello, Vasiliĭ. Performer

Bernstein, Richard (Bass-baritone) Performer

Patriarco, Earle. Performer

Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer

Derr, Meredith. Performer

Pariso, Joseph. Performer

Maher, Richard (Singer) Performer

Viotti, Marcello, 1954- Conductor

Jellinek, George, 1919- Commentator

Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator

Paolucci, Bridget. Commentator

Eckert, Thor, Jr. Commentator

Fogel, Henry, 1942- Commentator

Gainsley, Phillip. Performer

Plotkin, Fred. Commentator

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

Added Title

Opera news on the air (Radio program)

Chevron Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)

Added Title

Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research Call Number

*LDC 33994