Tosca

~ Release by Giacomo Puccini; Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Victor de Sabata (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Annotation

Cast
Floria Tosca: Maria Callas
Mario Cavaradossi: Giuseppe di Stefano
Il barone Scarpia: Tito Gobbi
Cesare Angelotti: Franco Calabrese
Spoletta: Angelo Mercuriali
Sagrestano: Melchiorre Luise
Sciarrone / Un carceriere: Dario Caselli
Un pastore: Alvaro Cordova

Recorded: 10-14, 16, 18-21.VIII.1953, Teatro alla Scala, Milano

"Product Description
Third EMI Classics (1997) 2CD set of the historically-acclaimed 1953 La Scala performance. Its immortal cast includes Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, and others, under the direction of Victor de Sabata. More than 50 years after the release of the original 1953 LP recording, this performance of Puccini's masterpiece still has no rivals."

Annotation last modified on 2014-09-27 12:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Tosca: Atto I. “Ah! Finalmente!” (Angelotti, Cavaradossi)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
bass vocals [Cesare Angelotti]:
Franco Calabrese (operatic bass) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
bass-baritone vocals [Il sagrestano]:
Melchiorre Luise (bass-baritone) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Ah! Finalmente!” (Angelotti) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “E sempre lava!” (Sagrestano, Cavaradossi) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini5:30
2Tosca: Atto I. “Dammi i colori! … Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
bass-baritone vocals [Il sagrestano]:
Melchiorre Luise (bass-baritone) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:21
3Tosca: Atto I. “Gente là dentro!” (Cavaradossi, Angelotti, Tosca)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
bass vocals [Cesare Angelotti]:
Franco Calabrese (operatic bass) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Gente là dentro!” … “Voi! Cavaradossi” (Cavaradossi, Angelotti, Tosca) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini1:09
4Tosca: Atto I. “Mario!” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
partial recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Mario! Mario! Mario!... Son qui!” (Tosca, Cavaradossi) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Non la sospiri la nostra casetta” (Tosca, Cavaradossi) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Ora stammi a sentir” (Tosca, Cavaradossi) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini6:56
5Tosca: Atto I. “Ah, quegli occhi … Quale occhio al mondo può di paro” (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Scala de Milan (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Ah, quegli occhi!…” – “Quale occhio al mondo” (Tosca, Cavaradossi) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini5:04
6Tosca: Atto I. “È buona la mia Tosca” (Cavaradossi, Angelotti)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
bass vocals [Cesare Angelotti]:
Franco Calabrese (operatic bass) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
bass-baritone vocals [Il sagrestano]:
Melchiorre Luise (bass-baritone) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “È buona la mia Tosca” (Cavaradossi, Angelotti) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Sommo giubilo, Eccellenza!” (Sagrestano, Coro) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:56
7Tosca: Atto I. “Un tal baccano in chiesa!” (Scarpia)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Scarpia]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
bass-baritone vocals [Il sagrestano]:
Melchiorre Luise (bass-baritone) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
tenor vocals [Spoletta]:
Angelo Mercuriali (tenor) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Un tal baccano in chiesa!” (Scarpia, Sagrestano, Spoletta) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:22
8Tosca: Atto I. “Tutto è chiaro … Tosca? Che non mi veda … Mario ! Mario !” (Scarpia, Tosca)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Il sagrestano]:
Melchiorre Luise (bass-baritone) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
baritone vocals [Scarpia]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Or tutto è chiaro” … “Mario! Mario!” (Scarpia, Tosca, Sagrestano) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:02
9Tosca: Atto I. “Ed io venivo a lui tutta dogliosa” (Tosca, Scarpia)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Scarpia]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
soprano vocals [Floria Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Ed io venivo a lui tutta dogliosa” (Tosca, Scarpia) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:55
10Tosca: Atto I. “Tre sbirri, una carrozza” (Scarpia)
baritone vocals [Scarpia]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
tenor vocals [Spoletta]:
Angelo Mercuriali (tenor) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Tre sbirri … una carrozza …” … “Te Deum” (Scarpia, Spoletta, Coro) (from 1953-08-10 until 1953-08-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A.
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:12
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