Tosca (extraits)

~ Release by Giacomo Puccini; Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Victor de Sabata (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Annotation

Floria Tosca - Maria Callas
Mario Cavaradossi - Giuseppe di Stefano
Scarpia - Tito Gobbi
Cesare Angelotti - Franco Calabrese
Spoletta - Angelo Mercuriali
Sciarrone, Un geôlier - Dario Caselli

choir and orchestra of Teatro alla Scala
choir conducted by Vittore Veneziani
orchestra conducted by Victor de Sabata

Recorded in Teatro alla Scala, 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21; art director: Walter Legge, sound engineer: Robert Gooch; digitaly remastered 1985, EMI Records Ltd, made in germany; (p) 1953 and (p) 1985 of digital remastered version; CDM 7 64422 2; F PM 517; Mono, ADD;

release date unknown (also of original version from 1953)

Annotation last modified on 2006-12-30 22:35 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Tosca: Atto I. “Gente là dentro!”
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Gente là dentro!” … “Voi! Cavaradossi” (Cavaradossi, Angelotti, Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini1:09
2Tosca: Atto I. “Mario! Mario!”
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Mario! Mario! Mario!... Son qui!” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini6:57
3Tosca: Atto I. “Ah, quegli occhi … Qual occhio al mondo …”
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Scala de Milan (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Ah, quegli occhi!…” – “Quale occhio al mondo” (Tosca, Cavaradossi) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini5:09
4Tosca: Atto II. “Floria! Amore!”
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Floria!” … “Amore” (Cavaradossi, Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini4:51
5Tosca: Atto II. “Se la giurata fede debo tradir”
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Se la giurata fede debbo tradir” (Scarpia, Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:36
6Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte, vissi d’amore”
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
IDOL (Independent Distribution On Line) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:13
7Tosca: Atto II. “Vedi, ecco, vedi, le man giunte io stendo a te”
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vedi, le man giunte io stendo a te!” (Tosca, Scarpia)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:40
8Tosca: Atto II. “E qual via scegliete?”
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “E qual via scegliete?” – “Tosca, finalmente mia” (Scarpia, Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini6:25
9Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle”
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:46
10Tosca: Atto III. “Ah! Franchigia a Floria Tosca”
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Scala de Milan (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “Franchigia a Floria Tosca” (Cavaradossi, Tosca) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini2:32
11Tosca: Atto III. “O dolci mani …”
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “O dolci mani” (Cavaradossi, Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini4:54
12Tosca: Atto III. “E non giungono”
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E non giungono” (Cavaradossi, Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini2:25
13Tosca: Atto III. “Com’ è lunga l’attesa”
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “Com’è lunga l’attesa!” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini2:15
14Tosca: Atto III. “Presto! su, Mario! Andiam!”
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “Presto, su! Mario! Mario!” (Tosca, Voci confuse, Sciarrone, Spoletta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini1:13

Credits

Release

art direction:Walter Legge (British classical producer)
liner notes:Jean-Louis Dutronc
sound engineer:Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
conductor:Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer)
soprano vocals:Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals:Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
vocals:Franco Calabrese (operatic bass)
Dario Caselli (operatic bass)
Tito Gobbi (baritone)
Angelo Mercuriali (tenor)