Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
2. Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906.
3. Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
4. Crespin, Régine
5. Raimondi, Gianni
6. Bacquier, Gabriel
7. Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990.
8. Plishka, Paul, 1941-
9. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994.
10. Christopher, Russell
11. Boucher, Gene
12. Puleo, Rob
13. Mehta, Zubin
14. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
15. Downes, Edward, 1911-
16. Callas, Maria, 1923-1977.
17. Wood, Peggy, 1892-1978.
18. Randall, Tony
19. Devereaux, John Drew
20. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
21. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 3 sound cassettes (174 min.) : analog, mono., Dolby-B processed.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 13, 1968]

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. Callas, Maria, 1923-1977 > Interviews
2. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. side 1. Introduction and synopsis of act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Opera news on the air (Edward Downes interviews Maria Callas, part 2) ; Synopsis of act 2 (Cross) -- side 2. Texaco's opera quiz (Edward Downes, host, with Peggy Wood, John Drew Devereaux, and Tony Randall) ; Synopsis of act 3 (Cross) -- side 3. Act 1 -- side 4. Act 2 -- side 5. Act 3 ; Closing remarks.

Call number

1. *LTCM 272 (F)

Note

1. Title from house program ; series title from Opera news.
2. Durations: 0:58:10 (synopses and features) ; 1:56:00 (opera).
3. Production notes and official cast list (6 p.) on file in the Rodgers and Hammerstein listening room.

Indexed in (note)

1. Opera news

Event (note)

1. Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 13, 1968.

Language (note)

1. Sung in Italian.

Author

1. Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.

Title

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

Playing time

1. 005810 015600

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network ; [broadcast of Jan. 13, 1968]

Performer

1. Régine Crespin (Floria Tosca) ; Gianni Raimondi (Mario Cavaradossi) ; Gabriel Bacquier (Baron Scarpia) ; Clifford Harvuot (Cesare Angelotti) ; Paul Plishka (Sacristan) ; Andrea Velis (Spoletta) ; Russell Christopher (Sciarrone) ; Gene Boucher (Jailer) ; Robert Puleo (Shepherd) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Zubin Mehta, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Original version

1. Re-recorded at NYPL in Oct. 1987, from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera (3 sound tape reels : 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 10 in.).

Indexed in:

1. Opera news, v. 32, no. 11 (Jan. 13, 1968).

Event

1. Originally broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, Jan. 13, 1968.

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. Crespin, Régine. Performer
5. Raimondi, Gianni. Performer
6. Bacquier, Gabriel. Performer
7. Harvuot, Clifford, 1912-1990. Performer
8. Plishka, Paul, 1941- Performer
9. Velis, Andrea, 1932-1994. Performer
10. Christopher, Russell. Performer
11. Boucher, Gene. Performer
12. Puleo, Rob. Performer
13. Mehta, Zubin. Conductor
14. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
15. Downes, Edward, 1911- Commentator
16. Callas, Maria, 1923-1977. Commentator
17. Wood, Peggy, 1892-1978. Commentator
18. Randall, Tony. Commentator
19. Devereaux, John Drew. 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 272 (F) Production notes in listening room.