Puccini: Tosca (Complete Opera recorded in 1953)

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GIACOMO PUCCINI
Puccini: Tosca (Complete Opera recorded in 1953)
Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi / Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano. Victor de Sabata

[ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Monday 20 October 2014

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This Tosca, made in 1953 with the forces of La Scala, is a landmark in recording history. Conducted with searing intensity by Victor de Sabata, it teams Callas with two of her closest colleagues, the tenor Giuseppe di Stefano and the baritone Tito Gobbi - a performer who could rival Callas in dramatic finesse and power. Tosca's aria 'Vissi d'arte' (I lived for art) has come to be seen as Callas's personal manifesto.

1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900)
-- "One of the great classics of the gramophone. Wonderful as Gobbi's and di Stefano's performances are, and superbly dramatic as de Sabata's conducting is, it is the unique Callas in the title role that provides the greatest marvel." - Gramophone