Puccini: Tosca (complete opera live 1964) with Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Carlo Felice Cillario, Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Puccini: Tosca (complete opera live 1964) with Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Carlo Felice Cillario, Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Puccini: Tosca (complete opera live 1964) with Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Carlo Felice Cillario, Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
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Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Conductor: Carlo Felice Cillario
Orchestra: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus and Orchestra
Performer: Maria Callas
Performer: Edgard Boniface
Performer: Robert Bowman
Performer: Renato Cioni
Performer: Eric Garrett
Performer: Tito Gobbi
Performer: Victor Godfrey
Performer: David Sellar
Performer: Dennis Wicks
Edition: Music CD
Format: Live
CD Release Date: 2003-11-04
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Ah! Finalmente!
  2. E Sempre Lava!
  3. Angelus Domini Nintiavit Mariae
  4. Dammi I Colori
  5. Recondita Armonia
  6. Ma Con Quei Cani Di Volterriani
  7. Pineo E Paniere
  8. Gente La Dentro!
  9. Mario!...Son Qui!
  10. Ora Stammi A Sentir
  11. Non La Sospiri La Nostra Casetta
  12. Or Lasciami Al Lavoro
  13. Ah, Quegli Occhi...Quale Occhio Al Mondo
  14. Mia Gelosia!
  15. E Buona Mia Tosca
  16. Il Cannon Del Castello!...Sommo Giubilo, Eccelenza!
  17. Tutta Qui La Cantoria! Presto!
  18. Un Tal Baccano In Chiesa!
  19. Or Tutto E Chiaro
  20. La Corona! Lo Stemma!
  21. Oh Mio Bel Nido Insozzato Di Fango!
  22. Tre Sbirri, Una Carrozza
Music CD 2
  1. Tosca E Un Buon Falco!
  2. Ha Piu Forte
  3. Angelus Domini Nintiavit Mariae
  4. Dammi I Colori
  5. Recondita Armonia
  6. Ma Con Quei Cani Di Volterriani
  7. Pineo E Paniere
  8. Gente La Dentro!
  9. Mario!...Son Qui!
  10. Ora Stammi A Sentir
  11. Non La Sospiri La Nostra Casetta
  12. Or Lasciami Al Lavoro
  13. Ah, Quegli Occhi...Quale Occhio Al Mondo
  14. Mia Gelosia!
  15. E Buona Mia Tosca
  16. Il Cannon Del Castello!...Sommo Giubilo, Eccelenza
  17. Tutta Qui La Cantoria! Presto!
  18. Un Tal Baccano In Chiesa!
  19. Or Tutto E Chiaro
  20. La Corona! Lo Stemma!
  21. Oh Mio Bel Nido Insozzato Di Fango!
  22. Tre Sbirri, Una Carrozza
  23. Andante Sostenuto
  24. Io De Sospiri
  25. Lento
  26. Mario Cavaradossi?
  27. Vi Resta Un'ora
  28. Dolcissimo Espressivo (Orchestra)
  29. E Lucevan Le Stelle
  30. Ah! Franchigia A Floria Tosca
  31. Il Tuo Sangue O Il Mio Amore Volea
  32. O Dolci Mani Mansuete Pure
  33. Senti, L'ora E Vicina
  34. Amaro So Per Te M'era Il Morire
  35. E Non Giungono
  36. Come E Lunga L'attesa!
  37. Presto, Su! Mario!

Music reviews of Puccini: Tosca (complete opera live 1964) with Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Carlo Felice Cillario, Orchestra & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Music Review: Last great Tosca from Callas
Rating: 5 Stars

This live-performance was recorded in 1964 during the legendary run of the Zeffirelli-production of Puccini's Tosca featuring Maria Callas and Tito Gobbi. Unlike the studio-recording she made after this run this recording is a unique thrill with Callas and Gobbi burning up the stage. Both were past their primes then but still capable of electrifying performances. For example, listen to Callas' singing "Dillo ancora la parola chi consola... dillo ancora!" sounding enraptured, loving, glowing, beautiful... She portrays not only the diva Tosca but the tormented lover. Fragile, devoted, yet proud and sometimes spoiled but always loveable. In act one she creates an incredible tension as Scarpia plays cat and mouse with her, culminating in the outcry "GIURO!". So many details, one loses count, especially in the torment-scene of Act II. She shows that BREATHING can be a meaning of the drama, a lesson she learned from such greats as Serafin and Gui. Listen to "A mostro! AH..." How she takes a shocked, tortured breath underlining Tosca's fear... And so on. Yet there are problems too, as there always are with Callas after 1959. There's a wobble in some long phrases, the climactic B is unsteady and sometimes she's gasping for air. Still, her and Gobbi are as exciting as can be and there are many beauties to be found here too. If you wish to hear Callas' Tosca in her fullest prime buy the legendary recording she made in 1953, also issued by EMI. But this one deserves a special place in each and every opera-collection. As for the rest of the cast, you may know Cioni from Sutherland's first Lucia, he's an ardent, attractive Mario even though not as hot-blooded as di Stefano or Corelli. Cillario conducts wonderfully and the sound was cleaned up well by EMI. Not the best Tosca in the world but a damn good one!
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