PUCCINI: TOSCA MARIA CALLAS - This Tosca was Maria Callas's final studio recording of a complete opera. In 1965, 12 years after her first recording of the opera (made in Milan Victor de Sabata) she was reunited in Paris with the Scarpia of Tito Gobbi. Both singers bring new dramatic insights to their roles. - These are the first five releases in a new line of premium releases of classic operatic recordings. - Each of these releases offers optimum sound quality. The four releases originally recorded using analogue techniques (Carmen, Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, Tosca) have all been newly remastered in 24-bit/96kHz at Abbey Road Studios using the latest technology, while La traviata benefits from it's stunning original digital recording. - In addition to the CDs, each of these releases includes a hardback, cloth-bound book of between 156 and 260 pages. This book contains: - the complete libretto (with translations) - a component now increasingly rare in opera sets; - an essay by the journalist and opera expert George Hall; - an impressive array of photographic material, with numerous pictures of the artists at the time the recording was made. - The CDs and book are contained in a glossy dustjacket featuring the original cover artwork for the release. - As George Hall writes of the series:"Although many other recordings of the same works exist, in each instance special factors are generally agreed to have given every one of these sets particular qualities that have continued to attract the highest critical praise, as well as the ongoing affection of generations of opera lovers. Having stood the test of time, the results can now be enjoyed by today's listeners in their optimum sonic manifestations."
1 Tosca, Act 1: 'Ah! Finalmente!' (Angelotti, Sacristan, Cavaradossi) - Leonardo Monreale, Giorgio Tadeo, Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
2 Tosca, Act 1: 'Dammi I Colori... Recondita Armonia' (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) - Carlo Bergonzi, Giorgio Tadeo, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
3 Tosca, Act 1: 'Gente la Dentro!' (Cavaradossi, Angelotti, Tosca) - Carlo Bergonzi, Leonardo Monreale, Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
4 Tosca, Act 1: 'Mario! Mario! Mario!' (Tosca, Cavaradossi) - Maria Callas, Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
5 Tosca, Act 1: 'Ah, Quegli Occhi! Quale Occhi Al Mondo Puo Di Paro' (Tosca, Cavaradossi) - Maria Callas, Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
6 Tosca, Act 1: 'E Buona la Mia Tosca' (Cavaradossi, Angelotti, Sagrestano, Chorus) - Carlo Bergonzi, Leonardo Monreale, Giorgio Tadeo, Choeurs de L'opera National de Paris, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
7 Tosca, Act 1: 'Un Tal Baccano in Chiesa!' (Scarpia, Sacristan, Spoletta) - Tito Gobbi, Giorgio Tadeo, Renato Ercolani, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
8 Tosca, Act 1: 'Tutto E Chiaro Tosca? Che Non Mi Veda Mario! Mario!' - Tito Gobbi, Maria Callas, Giorgio Tadeo, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
9 Tosca, Act 1: 'Ed Io Venivo a Lui Tutta Dogliosa' (Tosca, Scarpia) - Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
10 Tosca, Act 1: 'Tre Sbirri' (Scarpia, Spoletta, Chorus) - Tito Gobbi, Renato Ercolani, Georges Prete, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire
- Disc 2 -
1 Tosca, Act 2: 'Tosca E Un Buon Falco' (Scarpia, Sciarrone) - Tito Gobbi, Ugo Trama, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
2 Tosca, Act 2: 'Ha Piu Forte' (Scarpia, Sciarrone, Spoletta) - Tito Gobbi, Ugo Trama, Renato Ercolani, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
3 Tosca, Act 2: 'Meno Male!' (Scarpia, Spoletta, Cavaradossi) - Tito Gobbi, Renato Ercolani, Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
4 Tosca, Act 2: 'Dov'e Dunque Angelotti?' (Scarpia, Cavaradossi, Spoletta, Tosca) - Tito Gobbi, Carlo Bergonzi, Renato Ercolani, Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
5 Tosca, Act 2: 'Ed or Fra Noi Parliam Da Buoni Amici' (Scarpia, Tosca, Sciarrone, Cavaradossi) - Tito Gobbi, Maria Callas, Ugo Trama, Carlo Bergonzi, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
6 Tosca, Act 2: 'Orsu, Tosca, Parlate' (Scarpia, Tosca, Cavaradossi) - Tito Gobbi, Maria Callas, Carlo Bergonzi, Renato Ercolani, Leonardo Monreale, Giorgio Tadeo, Ugo Trama, David Sellar, Choeurs de L'opera National de Paris, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
7 Tosca, Act 2: 'Nel Pozzo... Del Giardino' (Scarpia, Sciarrone, Tosca, Cavaradossi) - Tito Gobbi, Carlo Bergonzi, Maria Callas, Giorgio Tadeo, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
8 Tosca, Act 2: 'Se la Giurata' (Scarpia, Tosca) - Tito Gobbi, Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
9 Tosca, Act 2: 'Vissi D'arte' (Tosca) - Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
10 Tosca, Act 2: 'Vedi, Ecco, Vedi' (Tosca, Scarpia, Spoletta) - Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, Renato Ercolani, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Pretre
11 Tosca, Act 2: 'E Qual Via Scegliete?' (Scarpia, Tosca) - Tito Gobbi, Maria Callas, Orchestre de la Societe Des Concerts Du Cons
PUCCINI: TOSCA MARIA CALLAS - This Tosca was Maria Callas's final studio recording of a complete opera. In 1965, 12 years after her first recording of the opera (made in Milan Victor de Sabata) she was reunited in Paris with the Scarpia of Tito Gobbi. Both singers bring new dramatic insights to their roles. - These are the first five releases in a new line of premium releases of classic operatic recordings. - Each of these releases offers optimum sound quality. The four releases originally recorded using analogue techniques (Carmen, Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, Tosca) have all been newly remastered in 24-bit/96kHz at Abbey Road Studios using the latest technology, while La traviata benefits from it's stunning original digital recording. - In addition to the CDs, each of these releases includes a hardback, cloth-bound book of between 156 and 260 pages. This book contains: - the complete libretto (with translations) - a component now increasingly rare in opera sets; - an essay by the journalist and opera expert George Hall; - an impressive array of photographic material, with numerous pictures of the artists at the time the recording was made. - The CDs and book are contained in a glossy dustjacket featuring the original cover artwork for the release. - As George Hall writes of the series:"Although many other recordings of the same works exist, in each instance special factors are generally agreed to have given every one of these sets particular qualities that have continued to attract the highest critical praise, as well as the ongoing affection of generations of opera lovers. Having stood the test of time, the results can now be enjoyed by today's listeners in their optimum sonic manifestations."
