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Additional authors

1. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
2. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
3. Murger, Henri, 1822-1861.
4. Schexnayder, Brian
5. Shicoff, Neil
6. Cheek, John, 1948-
7. Glassman, Allan
8. Berberian, Ara
9. Cortrubas, Ileana
10. Apy, Arthur
11. Daniels, Barbara, 1946-
12. Bater, Glenn
13. Marcus, Herman
14. Kohn, Eugene
15. Allen, Peter, 1920-
16. Von Stade, Frederica
17. Goldovsky, Boris
18. Downes, Edward, 1911-
19. Hubay, Alfred
20. Pfeiffer, John, 1920-
21. Wrong, Henry
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
23. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (170 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 14, 1984]

Uniform title

1. Bohème
2. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
3. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
4. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Bohème

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Peter Allen) ; Opera news on the air (Boris Goldovsky) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) ; Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Alfred Hubay, John Pfeiffer and Henry Wrong) ; Synopsis of act 4 (Allen) -- side 2. [blank] -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 -- side 6. Act 4 ; Closing (Allen).

Call number

1. *LTCM 442 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:47:18 (synopses and features) ; 2:02:27 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (4 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. Brian Schexnayder (Marcello) ; Neil Shicoff (Rodolfo) ; John Cheek (Colline) ; Allan Glassman (Schaunard) ; Ara Berberian (Benoit and Alcindoro) ; Ileana Cortrubas (Mimi) ; Arthur Apy (Parpignol) ; Barbara Daniels (Musetta) ; Glen Bater (Customhouse Sergeant) ; Herman Marcus (Customhouse Officer) ; Eugene Kohn, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 14, 1984.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 442 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

1. La bohème : radio broadcast, 1984-01-14 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on La vie de bohème by Henri Murger.

Playing time

1. 004718 020227

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 14, 1984]

Cast

1. Brian Schexnayder (Marcello) ; Neil Shicoff (Rodolfo) ; John Cheek (Colline) ; Allan Glassman (Schaunard) ; Ara Berberian (Benoit and Alcindoro) ; Ileana Cortrubas (Mimi) ; Arthur Apy (Parpignol) ; Barbara Daniels (Musetta) ; Glen Bater (Customhouse Sergeant) ; Herman Marcus (Customhouse Officer) ; Eugene Kohn, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1990, from borrowed masters (2 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 48, no. 8 (Jan. 7, 1984).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 14, 1984.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 442 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Added author

1. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
2. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
3. Murger, Henri, 1822-1861. Scènes de la vie de bohème.
4. Schexnayder, Brian. Performer
5. Shicoff, Neil. Performer
6. Cheek, John, 1948- Performer
7. Glassman, Allan. Performer
8. Berberian, Ara. Performer
9. Cortrubas, Ileana. Performer
10. Apy, Arthur. Performer
11. Daniels, Barbara, 1946- Performer
12. Bater, Glenn. Performer
13. Marcus, Herman. Performer
14. Kohn, Eugene. Conductor
15. Allen, Peter, 1920- Commentator
16. Von Stade, Frederica. Commentator
17. Goldovsky, Boris. Commentator
18. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
19. Hubay, Alfred. Commentator
20. Pfeiffer, John, 1920- Commentator
21. Wrong, Henry. Commentator
22. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Opera news on the air (Radio program)
2. Texaco's opera quiz (Radio program)
3. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LTCM 442 (F) (Production notes on file.)