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La bohème : opera in four acts

Title
La bohème : radio broadcast, 2008-04-05 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, after Scènes de la vie de Bohème by Henri Murger.
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Publication
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2008]

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Additional Authors
  • Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
  • Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
  • Juntwait, Margaret
  • Siff, Ira
  • Gheorghiu, Angela
  • Arteta, Ainhoa
  • Vargas, Ramon, 1960-
  • Tezier, Ludovic
  • Kelsey, Quinn
  • Gradus, Oren
  • Plishka, Paul, 1941-
  • Derr, Meredith
  • Maher, Robert (Baritone)
  • Pearson, Richard (Singer)
  • Luisotti, Nicola
  • Lewin, Naomi
  • Vordoni, Leonardo
  • Díaz, Justino
  • Berger, William, 1961-
  • Ashbaker, Susan
  • Ewers, Anne
  • Pines, Roger
  • Hampson, Thomas
  • Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954-
  • Fleming, Renée.
  • Naberezny, John
  • Te Kanawa, Kiri
  • Forbis, Clifton
  • Gasteen, Lisa
  • Murger, Henri, 1822-1861.
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) prf
  • Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) dnr NN-RHA
  • Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection
Description
3 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Series Statement
  • Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
  • Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 5, 2008
Uniform Title
  • Bohème
  • Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
  • Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.
  • Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 5, 2008.
Alternative Title
Bohème
Subject
Genre/Form
Live sound recordings.
Note
  • Compact discs.
  • House program on file in Music Division.
Indexed In (note)
  • Opera news
Event (note)
  • Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 5, 2008.
Source (note)
  • Metropolitan Opera;
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian.
Contents
CD 1. Introduction (Margaret Juntwait interviews audience members about Franco Zeffirelli's production) ; synopsis of act 1 (Juntwait and Ira Siff) ; Act 1 ; synopsis of act 2 (Juntwait and Siff) ; Act 2 ; Juntwait and Siff discuss Zeffirelli's production ; Met Cameo (Naomi Lewin interviews Italian diction coach, Leonardo Vordoni) ; Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Justino Díaz, host, with William Berger, Susan Ashbaker, Anne Ewers, and Roger Pines) [beginning] -- CD 2. Met Cameo (Naomi Lewin interviews Italian diction coach, Leonardo Vordoni) [repeat] ; Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz [complete] ; Met Memory (Mary Jo Heath discusses Busoni's "Doctor Faust" with Thomas Hampson) ; synopsis of act 3 (Juntwait and Siff) ; Act 3 ; Renée Fleming interviews Angela Gheorghiu and Ramón Vargas ; Met Cameo (Naomi Lewin interviews cobbler, John Naberezny) ; Juntwait interviews Kiri Te Kanawa ; Met Cameo (Naomi Lewin interviews Clifton Forbis and Lisa Gasteen about Wagner) ; synopsis of act 4 (Juntwait and Siff) [beginning] -- CD 3. Met Cameo (Naomi Lewin interviews Clifton Forbis and Lisa Gasteen about Wagner) [repeat] ; synopsis of act 4 (Juntwait and Siff) [complete] ; Renée Fleming interviews Nicola Luisotti ; Act 4 ; closing remarks (Juntwait and Siff).
Call Number
*LDC 46572
OCLC
302412635
Author
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Title
La bohème : radio broadcast, 2008-04-05 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, after Scènes de la vie de Bohème by Henri Murger.
Imprint
[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2008]
Series
Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts
Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 5, 2008
Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.
Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] Apr. 5, 2008.
Performer
Angela Gheorghiu (Mimì) ; Aïnhoa Arteta (Musetta) ; Ramón Vargas (Rodolfo) ; Ludovic Tézier (Marcello) ; Quinn Kelsey (Schaunard) ; Oren Gradus (Colline) ; Paul Plishka (Benoit, Alcindoro) ; Meredith Derr (Parpignol) ; Robert Maher (Sergeant) ; Richard Pearson (Officer) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Nicola Luisotti, conductor ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.
Indexed In:
Opera news, v. 72, no. 10 (Apr. 2008).
Event
Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Apr. 5, 2008.
Language
Sung in Italian.
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Added Author
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
Juntwait, Margaret. Commentator
Siff, Ira. Commentator
Gheorghiu, Angela. Performer. Interviewee
Arteta, Ainhoa. Performer
Vargas, Ramon, 1960- Performer. Interviewee
Tezier, Ludovic. Performer
Kelsey, Quinn. Performer
Gradus, Oren. Performer
Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
Derr, Meredith. Performer
Maher, Robert (Baritone) Performer
Pearson, Richard (Singer) Performer
Luisotti, Nicola. Conductor. Interviewee
Lewin, Naomi. Interviewer
Vordoni, Leonardo. Interviewee
Díaz, Justino. Host
Berger, William, 1961- Commentator
Ashbaker, Susan. Commentator
Ewers, Anne. Commentator
Pines, Roger. Commentator
Hampson, Thomas. Interviewee
Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- Interviewer
Fleming, Renée. Interviewer
Naberezny, John. Interviewee
Te Kanawa, Kiri. Interviewee
Forbis, Clifton. Interviewee
Gasteen, Lisa. Interviewee
Murger, Henri, 1822-1861. Scènes de la vie de Bohème.
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Performer
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.) Donor NN-RHA
Added Title
Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Radio program)
Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)
Research Call Number
*LDC 46572
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