Since you are interested in Puccini: Tosca (Complete Opera recorded in 1953), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
ARAIA / CIMAROSA / MANFREDINI / RAUPACH
Cecilia Bartoli: St Petersburg Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano) / I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis [ Decca Classics / CD - released 10/Oct/2014 ] "Bartoli hurls herself into these lost artefacts of the Russian baroque with every drop of her usual flair and a little more vibrato than before." (Gramophone Award Nomination 2015 - Recital) |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia [The Barber of Seville] (Complete Opera recorded in 1957) Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Luigi Alva / Philharmonia Chorus & Philharmonia Orchestra, Alceo Galliera [ Warner Classics Maria Callas Remastered / 2 CD - released 10/Dec/2014 ] "She turns in a buoyant, joyful performance. Tito Gobbi's Figaro and Luigi Alva's Almaviva also came from the Scala production, and their experienced teamwork adds considerably to the whole achievement. Galliera's idiomatic conducting gives the... |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Orphee aux Enfers [Orpheus in the Underworld] (Complete Opera recorded in 1997) Natalie Dessay, Laurent Naouri, Yann Beuron / Lyon Opera, Marc Minkowski [ Warner Classics The Home Of Opera / 2 CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1801-1850) - "Marc Minkowski makes a compelling case for the original two act 1858 version, and his fine cast just about clinches it. Natalie Dessay is such a nagging wife that it is difficult... |