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Record ID
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53
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Identifier
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9485
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Work Title
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Tosca
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Uniform Title
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Tosca
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Program/Series Title
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Live from the Met
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Text Author
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Illica, Luigi, 1887-1919 (libretto) ; Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906 (libretto)
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Production Year
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1978
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Transmission/Release Date
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12/19/78
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Transmission/Release Year
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1978
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Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
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PBS
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Conductor/Music Director
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Conlon, James, 1950-
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Orchestra
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra
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Chorus/Choir
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus
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Soloists
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Shirley Verrett (Tosca) ; Luciano Pavarotti (Cavaradossi) ; Cornell MacNeil (Scarpia) ; Fernando Corena (Sagrestano) ; John Cheek (Angelotti) ; Andrea Velis (Spoletta) ; Russell Christopher (Sciarrone) ; Philip Booth (Jailer) ; Robert Sapolsky (Shepherd)
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Participants
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Francis Robinson (host) ; Peter Allen (announcer)
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TV/Film Director
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Browning, Kirk, 1921-
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Stage Director
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Gobbi, Tito
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Sets
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Heinrich, Rudolph
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Costumes
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Heinrich, Rudolph
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Production Company
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Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.
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Producer
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Sarson, Christopher
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Executive Producer
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Bronson, Michael
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Technical Information
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Live ; color ; stereo
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Other Information
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Intermission features: Francis Robinson essay on Puccini, and Tosca's history ; Cornell MacNeil and Tito Gobbi discuss role of Scarpia ; Shirley Verrett and Luciano Pavarotti rehearsing Tosca ; James Levine talks with James Conlon. Sonya Friedman (English subtitles) ; Live from the Met ; later title: The Metropolitan Opera Presents
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Duration
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ca.180'
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Presenting Station
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WNET
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Company
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Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
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Archive
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The Paley Center for Media (formerly Museum of Television & Radio)
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Sourcemat
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