| Description |
2 audio discs (1 hr., 52 min., 10 sec.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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plastic metal |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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1.4 m/s |
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audio file |
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CD audio |
| Note |
Opera in 3 acts; libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on the play by Victorien Sardou. |
| Performer |
Zinka Milanov (Tosca) ; Jussi Bjoerling (Mario Cavaradossi) ; Leonard Warren (Baron Scarpia) ; Leonardo Monreale (Cesare Angelotti) ; Fernando Corena (the sacristan) ; Mario Carlin (Spoletta) ; Nestore Catalani (Sciarrone) ; Vincenzo Preziosa (a jailer) ; Giovanni Bianchini (a shepherd boy) ; Rome Opera Orchestra and Chorus ; Erich Leinsdorf, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1957 July 2-18 Rome Opera House. |
| Original Version |
Originally released: 1964. RCA Victrola VICS 6000. |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
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Program notes by George R. Marek and synopsis in English with German and French translations, notes on the recording process, and libretto with English translations (107 pages : illustrations) inserted in container. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
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Operas -- Librettos.
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Operas -- Librettos. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Librettos.
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Librettos.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906, librettist.
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Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919, librettist.
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Milanov, Zinka, singer.
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Björling, Jussi, 1911-1960, singer.
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Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960, singer.
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Monreale, Leonardo, singer.
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Corena, Fernando, singer.
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Carlin, Mario, singer.
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Catalani, Nestore, singer.
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Preziosa, Vincenzo, singer.
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Bianchini, Giovanni, singer.
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Leinsdorf, Erich, 1912-1993, conductor.
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Marek, George R. (George Richard), 1902-1987, writer of added commentary.
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Opera adaptation of (work): Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908.
Tosca.
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Container of (work): Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Tosca.
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Container of (work): Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
Tosca.
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Container of (expression): Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919.
Tosca. English.
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Teatro dell'opera (Rome, Italy). Coro, singer.
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Teatro dell'opera (Rome, Italy). Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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| Standard No. |
090266330522 |
| Music No. |
09026-63305-2 RCA Victor |
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VICS 6000 RCA Victrola |
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