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~ Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Victor de Sabata (Conductor), Milan La Scala Chorus (Orchestra), Milan La Scala Orchestra (Orchestra), Maria Callas (Performer), et al.
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Disc 1:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 1: Ah! Finalmente!Franco Calabrese/Melchiorre Luise/Giuseppe Di Stefano/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 5:30£0.69
Listen  2. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 1: Dammi i colori...Recondita armoniaGiuseppe Di Stefano/Melchiorre Luise/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 4:21£0.69
Listen  3. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 1: Gente là dentro!Giuseppe Di Stefano/Franco Calabrese/Maria Callas/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 1:09£0.69
Listen  4. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 1: Mario!Maria Callas/Giuseppe Di Stefano/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 6:57£0.69
Listen  5. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 1: Ah, quegli occhi! ... Quale occhi al mondo può di paroMaria Callas/Giuseppe Di Stefano/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 5:04£0.69
Listen  6. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 1: E buona la mia ToscaGiuseppe Di Stefano/Franco Calabrese/Melchiorre Luise/Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 4:56£0.69
Listen  7. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 1: Un tal baccano in chiesa!Tito Gobbi/Melchiorre Luise/Angelo Mercuriali/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 3:22£0.69
Listen  8. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 1: Tutto è chiaro ... Tosca? Che non mi veda ... Mario! Mario!Tito Gobbi/Maria Callas/Melchiorre Luise/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 3:03£0.69
Listen  9. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 1: Ed io venivo a lui tutta dogliosaMaria Callas/Tito Gobbi/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 3:54£0.69
Listen10. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 1: Tre sbirri (Te Deum)Tito Gobbi/Angelo Mercuriali/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 4:12£0.69


Disc 2:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 2: Tosca è un buon falcoTito Gobbi/Dario Caselli/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 3:05£0.69
Listen  2. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 2: Ha più forteTito Gobbi/Dario Caselli/Angelo Mercuriali/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 2:17£0.69
Listen  3. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 2: Meno male!Tito Gobbi/Angelo Mercuriali/Giuseppe Di Stefano/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 3:15£0.69
Listen  4. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 2: Dov'è dunque Angelotti?Tito Gobbi/Giuseppe Di Stefano/Angelo Mercuriali/Maria Callas/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 2:00£0.69
Listen  5. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 2: Ed or fra noi parliam da buoni amiciTito Gobbi/Maria Callas/Dario Caselli/Giuseppe Di Stefano/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 3:57£0.69
Listen  6. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 2: Orsù, Tosca, parlateTito Gobbi/Maria Callas/Giuseppe Di Stefano/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 3:00£0.69
Listen  7. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 2: Basta, RobertiTito Gobbi/Dario Caselli/Maria Callas/Giuseppe Di Stefano/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 1:26£0.69
Listen  8. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 2: Nel pozzo...Del giardinoTito Gobbi/Giuseppe Di Stefano/Maria Callas/Dario Caselli/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 3:49£0.69
Listen  9. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 2: Se la giurataTito Gobbi/Maria Callas/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 3:35£0.69
Listen10. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 2: Vissi d'arteMaria Callas/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 3:12£0.69
Listen11. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 2: Vedi, ecco, vediMaria Callas/Tito Gobbi/Angelo Mercuriali/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 3:39£0.69
Listen12. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 2: E qual via scegliete?Tito Gobbi/Maria Callas/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 6:26£0.69
Listen13. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 3: Io de' sospiriAlvaro Cordova/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 5:35£0.69
Listen14. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 3: Mario Cavaradossi?Dario Caselli/Giuseppe Di Stefano/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 3:02£0.69
Listen15. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 3: E lucevan le stelleGiuseppe Di Stefano/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 3:46£0.69
Listen16. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 3: Ah! Franchigia a Floria ToscaGiuseppe Di Stefano/Maria Callas/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 2:33£0.69
Listen17. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 3: O dolci maniGiuseppe Di Stefano/Maria Callas/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 4:51£0.69
Listen18. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 3: E non giungonoMaria Callas/Giuseppe Di Stefano/Dario Caselli/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 2:25£0.69
Listen19. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 3: Com'è lunga l'attesa!Maria Callas/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 2:14£0.69
Listen20. Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster), ACT 3: Presto! su, Mario! Andiamo! Andiamo!, Su!Maria Callas/Dario Caselli/Angelo Mercuriali/Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Victor De Sabata 1:14£0.69

On this CD:
  1. Tosca
    Composed by Giacomo Puccini
    Performed by Milan La Scala Chorus, Milan La Scala Orchestra
    with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Franco Calabrese, Angelo Mercuriali, Melchiorre Luise, Dario Caselli, Dario Caselli, Alvaro Cordova
    Conducted by Victor de Sabata

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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive Tosca, 19 Dec 2001
By -D- (Bristol, England) - See all my reviews
Amazon.com has about 30 reviews of this great recording and I'm not surprised. This really is one of the greatest recordings I have ever listened to and I am so glad it served as my introduction to opera and in particular to Callas, Gobbi and di Stefano. They, and the conductor are wonderful. Callas provides a portrayal that is moving, passionate, technically flawless and so convincing it has always eclipsed any other version I have tried to listen to. Her acting ability and understanding of the role is incredible. Each scene is beautifully crafted - but this is not only down to Callas. Di Stefano is a wonderful partner to her - loving and forgiving of her jealousy - yet he is powerless against the truly frightening Tito Gobbi as Scarpia. His scenes with Callas during the torture of Cavaradossi are very real, scary and again brilliantly conducted.
I am aware I have used nothing but superlatives here, but I think in this recording there are justified. Its set-pieces are wonderful, as is the orchestra and the whole opera comes together perfectly. Each time you listen to it, (if you agree with me and enjoy this recording) you can find something new - for eg. at the end of act II as Tosca justifies her cries in church to Scarpia: "Egli vede ch'io piango!" (..He sees me weeping) is sung with such emotion it cannot fail to move you.
The sound quality is fine. I suppose it's not like today's stereo DDD quality, but it really is fine and there's no hissing, crackling or imbalances as far as I can tell and I have listened to the recording many, many times. It has the feel and atmosphere of a live performance without the disadvantages crowd noise. What every studio recording should aim for.
If you read the reviews at amazon.com, they get a bit caught up in arguing with each other about various irrelevancies, but one thing I haven't seen is any complaints about the sound.
If I could give this 6 stars I would - if you like Tosca you will love this.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The One Tosca, 29 Mar 2006
It is, doubtless, the reference Tosca. There are other great versions, I am thinking of Te Kanawa and Aragall's, but this one is perfect. Sound, interpretation, orchestra, everything.

Callas is wonderful. She admitted in an interview that Tosca was not her favourite role. However, it is mine. She is wonderful. The complexity of the character is marvellously portrayed and transmitted. The phrasing is perfect, the expression, I only regret it is not possible to rate it with more stars.

Cavaradossi, although a less psychological role, is vital for the opera. It puts the passionate, sincere, strength to the action. Di Stefano's acting is in this sense perfect. In fact, I see other versions lack of his strength; the main factor is the power at the beginning of the notes, being their following development less critical. While others take a few hundredths of a second to give full power in each new note, Di Stefano dominates the violent startings required for the crucial scenes. His cry of "Victoria! Victoria!" is astonishing. However, his sensitivity is also displayed in the more delicate parts, and he portrays a subtle and strong character. The perfect match for Tosca.

To do justice, Gobbi must also be praised. In fact, the three main characters are very well understood and coordinated.

I would like to highlight the initial duo Cavaradossi/Tosca, "E Lucevan le Stelle" and the final "Mario! Mario!".

In summary, the recording is a realization of the magic of the genre.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!!!, 27 Jul 2001
This recording comes from what was very probably the best phase of Callas's career. Her voice and art were then, in 1953, probably at their best point of equilibrium. When I here Callas sing Vissi d'arte it just sends shivers down my back everytime.

The plot takes place in Rome in June 1800, Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi are in love and all they want is to be left alone. Baron Scarpia, however, wants Floria for his physical needs. He arrests Mario for aiding a fugitive and tells Tosca she can save him by giving herself to him. She agrees, but the kiss he has so longed for is the fatal kiss of a knife blade. He had promised to set up a false execution for Mario, but the treachery of Scarpia is revealed as Mario is killed. Tosca vows to meet Scarpia in front of God as she leaps over the side of the building to her death.

As one listens to this CD, it would surely seem that if love-affairs between artist and a particular role really exist at all, this must have been one of them.

This recording is essential to any masterpiece collection.

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