Puccini: Tosca (1953) with Callas, di Stefano, Gobbi, cond. by de Sabata
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Music CD Cover Composer: Giacomo Puccini Conductor: Victor de Sabata Orchestra: La Scala Theater Orchestra Performer: Maria Callas Performer: Alvaro Cordova Performer: Angelo Mercuriali Performer: Dario Caselli Performer: Franco Calabrese Performer: Giuseppe Stefano Performer: Melchiorre Luise Performer: Tito Gobbi Edition: Music CD Format: Original recording remastered CD Release Date: 2003-12-02 Music Label: EMI Classics Soundtracks: Music CD 1
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Hit: 5 Stars
When I first got this recording, it was my first Tosca. As such, I didn't know what to listen to (or what to listen for) and really at the time the only other soprano I had heard was Cecilia Bartoli in La Cenerentola. So bascially it was my first Tosca with my only soprano. Even so, I knew after listening to the second act that this would be the best Tosca I had ever heard. Callas gives an amazingly intuitive dramatic performance of Tosca, with di Stefano matching her wonderfully as Cavaradossi. Tito Gobbi, of course, is Scarpia and gives the role an extremely insightful flair. Spoletta is played by Angelo Mercuriali, who gives, if not the most dramatic, certainly a precise interpretation of the role. As with all of Callas's Tosca recordings, the second act (i.e. from "Tosca e un buon falco!" to "E qual via scegliete?") is perhaps the best interpretation of the music and the donna Tosca that I have heard. Behind the baton is Victor de Sabata, who provides a unique insight into the music. He brings out, as Toscanini says, "what Puccini intended for the audience to hear". 5 stars.