Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
2. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
3. Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
4. Courtney, James, 1946-
5. Capecchi, Renato
6. Giacomini, Giuseppe
7. Caballé, Montserrat
8. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922-
9. Franke, Paul, 1917-2011.
10. Christopher, Russell
11. Fairweather, Charles
12. Booth, Philip, 1942-
13. Patanè, Giuseppe, 1932-
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016.
15. Woitach, Richard
16. Downes, Edward, 1911-
17. Mohr, Richard
18. Livingstone, William
19. Jacobson, Robert M.
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
21. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (184 min.) : stereo, Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 26, 1980]

Uniform title

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

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 (Richard Woitach) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Allen) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Richard Mohr, William Livingstone and Robert Jacobson) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Allen) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 ; Closing remarks (Allen) -- side 6. [blank].

Call number

1. *LTCM 632 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:58:00 (synopses and features) ; 2:06:33 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (5 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Performer (note)

1. James Courtney (Angelotti) ; Renato Capecchi (Sacristan) ; Giuseppe Giacomini (Cavaradossi) ; Montserrat Caballé (Tosca) ; Cornell MacNeil (Scarpia) ; Paul Franke (Spoletta) ; Russell Christopher (Sciarrone) ; Charles Fairweather (Shepherd) ; Philip Booth (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Giuseppe Patanè, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 26, 1980.

Reproduction (note)

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 632 (F)

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

1. Tosca [sound recording] : opera in three acts / music by Giacomo Puccini ; libretto by Victorien Sardou, Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

Playing time

1. 005800 020633

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 26, 1980]

Cast

1. James Courtney (Angelotti) ; Renato Capecchi (Sacristan) ; Giuseppe Giacomini (Cavaradossi) ; Montserrat Caballé (Tosca) ; Cornell MacNeil (Scarpia) ; Paul Franke (Spoletta) ; Russell Christopher (Sciarrone) ; Charles Fairweather (Shepherd) ; Philip Booth (Jailer) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Giuseppe Patanè, conductor ; Peter Allen, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1992, from borrowed masters (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.) lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 44, no. 11 (Jan. 19, 1980).

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 26, 1980.

Reproduction

1. Service copy (3 sound cassettes : stereo, Dolby-B processed) available in: *LTCM 632 (F)

Language

1. Sung in Italian.

Added author

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919. Librettist
2. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906. Librettist
3. Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908. Tosca.
4. Courtney, James, 1946- performer
5. Capecchi, Renato. Performer
6. Giacomini, Giuseppe. Performer
7. Caballé, Montserrat. Performer
8. MacNeil, Cornell, 1922- Performer
9. Franke, Paul, 1917-2011. Performer
10. Christopher, Russell. Performer
11. Fairweather, Charles. Performer
12. Booth, Philip, 1942- Performer
13. Patanè, Giuseppe, 1932- Conductor
14. Allen, Peter, 1920-2016. Commentator
15. Woitach, Richard. Commentator
16. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
17. Mohr, Richard. Commentator
18. Livingstone, William. Commentator
19. Jacobson, Robert M. Commentator
20. 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 632 (F) (Production notes on file in listening room.)