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Puccini: Tosca (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Victor de Sabata, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan | 
| Artists: Giacomo Puccini, Victor De Sabata, Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala
Label: EMI Classics
Category: Music
List Price: $32.98
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Rating:  135 reviews
Sales Rank: 8992
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 4.8 x 1.3
MPN: 56304
UPC: 724355630421
EAN: 0724355630421
ASIN: B000002RXZ
Release Date: August 19, 1997
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Tosca, opera: Act One: Ah! Finalmente! | | • | Tosca, opera: Act One: Dammi I Colori...Recondita Armonia | | • | Tosca, opera: Act One: Gente Là Dentro! | | • | Tosca, opera: Act One: Mario! Mario! Mario! | | • | Tosca, opera: Act One: Ah, Quegli Occhi...Quale Occhio Al Mondo Può Star Di Paro | | • | Tosca, opera: Act One: È Buona La Mia Tosca | | • | Tosca, opera: Act One: Un Tal Baccano In Chiesa! | | • | Tosca, opera: Act One: Tutto È Chiaro... Tosca? Che Non Mi Veda... Mario! Mario! | | • | Tosca, opera: Act One: Ed Io Venivo A Lui Tutta Dogliosa | | • | Tosca, opera: Act One: Tre Sbirri, Una Carrozza |
Disc 2
| • | Tosca, opera: Act Two: Tosca È Un Buon Falco! | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Two: ha Più Forte | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Two: Meno Male! | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Two: Dov'è Dunque Angelotti? | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Two: Ed Or Fra Noi Parliam Da Buoni Amici... Sciarrone, Che Dice Il Cavalier? | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Two: Orsù, Tosca, Parlate | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Two: Basta, Roberti | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Two: Nel Pozzo... Del Giardino | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Two: Se La Giurata Fede Debbo Tradir | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Two: Vissi D'arte | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Two: Vedi, Le Man Giunte Io Stendo A Te! | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Two: E Qual Via Scegliete? | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Three: Lo De'sospiri | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Three: Mario Cavaradossi? A Voi | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Three: E lucevan Le Stelle | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Three: Ah! Franchigia A Floria Tosca | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Three: O Dolci Mani Mansuete E Pure | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Three: E Non Giungono | | • | Tosca, opera: Act Three: Presto! Su, Mario! Mario! Su! Presto! Andiam! |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com essential recording
Little can be added to what's been written about this landmark recording, except that Walter Legge's 1953 mono production yields nothing to modern Tosca recordings for vivacity and theatrical impact--especially Maria Callas's. The miraculous Victor de Sabata conjures up a vibrant, inspiring orchestral canvas that enables Callas and her stellar cohorts to work their magic. Tito Gobbi and Callas spur each other on to heights in which the characters take over from the singers in the listener's mind. Giuseppe Di Stefano is on his best behavior, and in fresher voice than on his fine Leontyne Price-Herbert von Karajan remake. On this set, EMI includes texts, translations, and notes that discuss this recording in the context of Callas's mercurial career. --Jed Distler
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| Customer Reviews:
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 A New, EVEN MORE HORRIBLE Digital Remastering. November 15, 2009
Great Faulkner's Ghost (Washington, DC)
The original recording of Tosca, by the legendary producer/engineer Walter Legge, was a masterpiece. So why does this CD so sound so bad? It's because the current corporate owners of EMI simply want to cut costs and put out new "improved" editions of Callas without paying any respect that Legge's work deserves. Since the original 1986 CD release, which was reasonably well done though a bit subdued compared to the LP, each subsequent remastering of Tosca (1997, 2002) has been even worse than the previous one. The original mono tapes have been noise-reduced to death to remove tape hiss, which would be minimal in any event for a mono recording from 1954, with the effect of making the orchestra sound muffled and digitized. They have continued to pinch the eq to give a more modern sound, modern apparently defined at thin, reedy, harsh and loud. Just a shame....But 5 Stars for the performance.
If you had to choose one opera recording... October 14, 2009
a music fan (Boston)
I took my recording off the shelf after recently seeing the new Met Tosca. I'm not going to compare here, thats almost futile.
Much has been (rightly) written about this classic recording. Callas's voice and perfomance can never stale. She is in magnificent form here. Her voice without being "pretty" is still full, vibrant and flawless. And what drama, what timing! Add to this mixture the other players, especially Gobbi and the result is immortal. Tosca is my favorite Puccini opera and this is certainly one of my faorite opera recordings of all time.
My 1st Tosca...and the only one I would ever need. March 6, 2009
J. Vos (Johannesburg, South Africa)
I bought the 1953 recording of Tosca at a second hand stall when I was in High School in 1997. I had just seen a stage performance of 'Masterclass' and was totally intrigued by 'Maria Callas' as I saw her portrayed on stage. Needless to say the effect of actually sitting down and experiencing her in a complete opera recording turned that interest into something more.
I listen to other Sopranos too. Schwarzkopf, Fleming, Dessay etc. But I just find that after hearing Maria Callas in a role all others are lacking. It could be a scratchy old LP that sounds like it was recorded in a bathroom for all I care. The utter and total genius and commitment to communicating the composer's intensions always shines through in a Callas performance.
So I can highly recommend this recording - any Callas recording for that matter. But do yourself a favour - listen to other recordings too. You cannot appreciate the best if you have no frame of reference - I learned that the hard way... I expected all sopranos to be this committed, just because I got introduced to opera by the best. Sadly that is not the case, and because of that we should appreciate her legacy even more...
The best Tosca ever! October 30, 2008
P. B. Jespersen (Pristina, Kosovo)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
For me this is the Tosca to get. In my view, no one comes close to the passion of Callas. Everything else is right too. Will probably never be done better. And this is a 1953 recording.
A gift to mankind August 25, 2008
Roberto (SF, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is much more than the best opera recording ever: it is the true expression of perfection.
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