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| Puccini: Tosca / Callas, De Sabata, Di Stefano, Et Al | |||||
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Release Date: 08/19/1997 Label: Emi Classics Catalog #: 56304 Spars Code: ADD Composer: Giacomo Puccini Performer: Melchiorre Luise, Dario Caselli, Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Franco Calabrese, Tito Gobbi, Angelo Mercuriali, Alvaro [boy soprano] Cordova Conductor: Victor De Sabata Orchestra/Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus
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'Tosca,' Giacomo Puccini's "shabby little shocker," had its premiere in 1900. The libretto, by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, was based on the Sardou drama of the same name. The opera has come to be associated with Maria Callas, the most celebrated interpreter of the title role. This recording, which dates from 1953, is THE classic performance, one of two "official" recordings, as it were. It is a must-have for all Callas fans. (There is another official recording, made in 1964, with a different conductor, Georges Prêtre, and a different Cavaradossi, Carlo Bergonzi, but as the years passed, so did the quality of Callas's voice.) This earlier version is far superior. Tradition mandates that we hear Callas sing with her fabled partner, the honey-voiced Di Stefano. Here, his sweetness is a wonderful counterpoint to Callas's dramatic, covered voice. Tito Gobbi provides a crafty Scarpia, and De Sabata's conducting is considered by many to be the ultimate reading of this work. But Callas is the diva here, and the listener is treated to the full amalgam of her emotional range. This performance is the myth-making one! |
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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini | ||||
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Performer:
Melchiorre Luise (Bass),
Dario Caselli (Bass),
Maria Callas (Soprano),
Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor), Franco Calabrese (Bass), Tito Gobbi (Baritone), Angelo Mercuriali (Tenor), Alvaro [boy soprano] Cordova (Boy Soprano) Conductor: Victor De Sabata Orchestra/Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra, Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1900; Italy |
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Date of Recording: 08/1953 Venue: La Scala Theater, Milan, Italy Length: 108 Minutes 4 Secs. Language: Italian |
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