Research Catalog

Title

Tosca : radio broadcast, 2010-04-24 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Publication

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2010.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
• Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
• Juntwait, Margaret.
• Siff, Ira.
• Toolajian, Loren.
• Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954-
• Lewin, Naomi.
• Berger, William, 1961-
• Voigt, Deborah.
• Ellison, Cori.
• Bristo, Damon.
• Torbert, Benjamin Charles, 1976-
• Luisi, Fabio.
• Racette, Patricia, 1967-
• Kaufmann, Jonas.
• Terfel, Bryn.
• Del Carlo, John.
• Pittsinger, David.
• Valdes, Eduardo (Tenor)
• Wells, Jeffrey.
• Daunoras, Vaclovas.
• Makepeace, Jonathan A.
• Bernstein, Richard (Bass-baritone)
• Zajick, Dolora.
• Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023.
• O'Brien, Jack (Musician)
• Phillips, Suzanna.
• Banks, Barry.
• Hunter, Billy Ray, Jr., 1974-
• 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] April 24, 2010

Uniform Title

• 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] April 24, 2010.

Subjects

• Operas
• Verismo (Opera)

Genre/Form

Live sound recordings.

Note

• Compact discs.
• House program on file in Music Division.

Indexed In (note)

• Opera news

Performer (note)

• Patricia Racette (Tosca) ; Jonas Kaufmann (Cavaradossi) ; Bryn Terfel (Scarpia) ; John Del Carlo (Sacristan) ; David Pittsinger (Angelotti) ; Eduardo Valdes (Spoletta) ; Jeffrey Wells (Sciarrone) ; Jonathan A. Makepeace (Shepherd) ; Vaclovas Daunoras (Jailer) ; Fabio Luisi, conductor ; Metropoltan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

• Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 24, 2010.

Source (note)

• Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

• Sung in Italian.

Contents

CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Margaret Juntwait and Ira Siff) ; Act 1 ; Tosca Time Capsule ; Loren Toolajian talks with Bryn Terfel ; commentary (Juntwait and Ira Siff) ; Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (Deborah Voigt, host, with William Berger, questions Cori Ellison, Damon Bristo, and Benjamin Torbert) -- CD 2. Toll Brothers-Metropolitan Opera Quiz (conclusion) ; Met Cameo (Naomi Lewin talks with David Pittsinger) ; synopsis of act 2 (Juntwait and Ira Siff) ; Act 2 ; Met Memory (Mary Jo Heath with Dolora Zajick) ; Loren Toolajian talks with Patricia Racette ; Mary Jo Heath Talking Opera feature on verismo with Cori Ellison, Renata Scotto, and Jack O'Brien (on tape) ; Loren Toolajian talks with Jonas Kaufmann ; Juntwait talks with Susanna Phillips, soprano (on tape) ; Juntwait talks with Barry Banks, tenor, about Armida -- CD 3. Juntwait talks with Barry Banks (conclusion) ; Met Cameo (Naomi Lewin talks with Billy Hunter, trumpet player) ; synopsis of act 3 (Juntwait and Siff) ; Act 3 ; closing remarks (Juntwait and Siff).

Call Number

*LDC 51009

OCLC

671246423

Author

Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

Tosca : radio broadcast, 2010-04-24 [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

Imprint

[New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, c2010.

Series

Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts

Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] April 24, 2010

Metropolitan Opera Saturday matinée broadcasts.

Toll Brothers--Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network ; [broadcast of] April 24, 2010.

Cast

Patricia Racette (Tosca) ; Jonas Kaufmann (Cavaradossi) ; Bryn Terfel (Scarpia) ; John Del Carlo (Sacristan) ; David Pittsinger (Angelotti) ; Eduardo Valdes (Spoletta) ; Jeffrey Wells (Sciarrone) ; Jonathan A. Makepeace (Shepherd) ; Vaclovas Daunoras (Jailer) ; Fabio Luisi, conductor ; Metropoltan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Margaret Juntwait, broadcast announcer.

Indexed In:

Opera news, v. 74, no. 10 (April 2010).

Event

Broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 24, 2010.

Language

Sung in Italian.

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Added Author

Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist

Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist

Juntwait, Margaret. Host

Siff, Ira. Commentator

Toolajian, Loren. Interviewer

Heath, Mary Joanne Renner, 1954- Interviewer

Lewin, Naomi. Commentator

Berger, William, 1961- Commentator

Voigt, Deborah. Host

Ellison, Cori. Commentator

Bristo, Damon. Commentator

Torbert, Benjamin Charles, 1976- Commentator

Luisi, Fabio. Conductor

Racette, Patricia, 1967- Performer. Interviewee

Kaufmann, Jonas. Performer. Interviewee

Terfel, Bryn. Performer. Interviewee

Del Carlo, John. Performer

Pittsinger, David. Performer. Interviewee

Valdes, Eduardo (Tenor) Performer

Wells, Jeffrey. Performer

Daunoras, Vaclovas. Performer

Makepeace, Jonathan A. Performer

Bernstein, Richard (Bass-baritone) Performer

Zajick, Dolora. Commentator

Scotto, Renata, 1934-2023. Commentator

O'Brien, Jack (Musician) Commentator

Phillips, Suzanna. Interviewee

Banks, Barry. Interviewee

Hunter, Billy Ray, Jr., 1974- Interviewee

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 51009