Puccini: Tosca - 1953 Version
Puccini: Tosca - 1953 Version
Maria Callas

Puccini: Tosca - 1953 Version, Maria Callas, LP

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Classical Artists, Maria Callas, Warner Classics

This Tosca, made in 1953 with the forces of La Scala, is a landmark in recording history. Conducted with searing intensity by Victor de Sabata, it teams Callas with two of her closest colleagues, the tenor Giuseppe di Stefano and the baritone Tito Gobbi - a performer who could rival Callas in dramatic finesse and power. Tosca's aria 'Vissi d'arte' (I lived for art) has come to be seen as Callas's personal manifesto. / Abbey Road Studios engineers have returned to the original studio master tapes in 2014, bringing new clarity and brilliance to a classic interpretation: 'One of the great classics of the gramophone. Wonderful as Gobbi's and Di Stefano's performances are, and superbly dramatic as de Sabata's conducting is, it is the unique Callas in the title role who provides the greatest marvel. Callas is incomparable as Tosca'. (Gramophone) Triple vinyl LP pressing.


  • Disc 1, Track: 1 - * Maria Callas (Soprano), Franco Calabrese (Bass), Angelo Mercuriali (Tenor), Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor), Melchiorre Luise (Bass), Tito Gobbi (Baritone)
  • Disc 1, Track: 2 - "Ah! Finalmente!" (Angelotti, Sagrestano, Cavaradossi)
  • Disc 1, Track: 3 - "Dammi I Colori... Recondita Armonia" (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano)
  • Disc 1, Track: 4 - "Gente LÀ Dentro!" (Cavaradossi, Angelotti, Tosca)
  • Disc 1, Track: 5 - "Mario! Mario! Mario!" (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
  • Disc 1, Track: 6 - "Ah, Quegli Occhi" - "Quale Occhio Al Mondo Può Star Di Paro" (Tosca, Cavaradossi)
  • Disc 1, Track: 7 - "È Buona la Mia Tosca" (Cavaradossi, Angelotti)
  • Disc 1, Track: 8 - "Il Cannon Del Castello!" (Cavaradossi, Angelotti, Sagrestano, Coro)
  • Disc 1, Track: 9 - "Un Tal Baccano in Chiesa!" (Scarpia, Sagrestano, Spoletta)
  • Disc 1, Track: 10 - "Tutto È Chiaro" - "Tosca? Che Non Mi Veda" - "Mario! Mario!" (Scarpia, Tosca, Sagrestano)
  • Disc 1, Track: 11 - "Ed Io Venivo a Lui Tutta Dogliosa" (Tosca, Scarpia)
  • Disc 1, Track: 12 - "Tre Sbirri, Una Carrozza" (Scarpia, Spoletta, Coro)
  • Disc 2, Track: 1 - * Puccini: Tosca, Act 2 Maria Callas (Soprano), Dario Caselli (Bass), Angelo Mercuriali (Tenor), Tito Gobbi (Baritone), Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)
  • Disc 2, Track: 2 - "Tosca È Un Buon Falco!" (Scarpia, Sciarrone)
  • Disc 2, Track: 3 - "Ha Più Forte" (Scarpia, Sciarrone, Spoletta)
  • Disc 2, Track: 4 - "Meno Male!" (Scarpia, Spoletta, Coro, Cavaradossi, Tosca)
  • Disc 3, Track: 1 - * Puccini: Tosca, Act 3 Maria Callas (Soprano), Alvaro Cordova (Vocals), Dario Caselli (Bass), Angelo Mercuriali (Tenor), Giuseppe Di Stefano (Tenor)Teatro Alla Scala Victor de Sabata
  • Disc 3, Track: 2 - "Io De' Sospiri" (Voce Del Pastore)
  • Disc 3, Track: 3 - "Mario Cavaradossi? a Voi" (Carceriere, Cavaradossi)
  • Disc 3, Track: 4 - "E Lucevan Le Stelle" (Cavaradossi)
  • Disc 3, Track: 5 - "Ah! Franchigia a Floria Tosca" (Cavaradossi, Tosca)
  • Disc 3, Track: 6 - "O Dolci Mani Mansuete E Pure" (Cavaradossi, Tosca)
  • Disc 3, Track: 7 - "Amaro Sol Per Te M'era Morire" (Cavaradossi, Tosca)
  • Disc 3, Track: 8 - "E Non Giungono" (Tosca, Cavaradossi, Carceriere)
  • Disc 3, Track: 9 - "Com'è Lunga L'attesa!" (Tosca)
  • Disc 3, Track: 10 - "Presto! Su, Mario! Mario! Su! Presto! Andiam!" (Tosca, Voci, Sciarrone, Spoletta)

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