Tosca
01/14/12 12:00PM
Peter Fox Smith offers a consideration of Puccini's Tosca, which received its premiere performance in Rome on January 14, 1900.
Playlist
12:00pm
Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture (excerpt)
| Composer | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
| Conductor | Sir Charles Mackerras |
| CD/Album | Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail |
| Record co./Cat # | Telarc 80544 |
| Release Year | 2000 |
12:06pm
Tosca: "Recondita armonia"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Enrico Caruso, tenor |
| CD/Album | The Complete Caruso |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 60495 |
| Release Year | 1990 |
12:09pm
Tosca: "Recondita armonia"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | The Art of Jussi Björling |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 715 [vinyl] |
12:13pm
Tosca: "Mario!"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma |
| Conductor | Alberto Erede |
| Soloists | Renata Tebaldi, soprano ; Giuseppe Campora, tenor |
| CD/Album | Puccini: Tosca |
| Record co./Cat # | London 660661 [vinyl] |
12:27pm
Tosca: "Te Deum"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano |
| Conductor | Victor de Sabata |
| Soloists | Tito Gobbi, baritone |
| CD/Album | Puccini: Tosca |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 47174 |
| Release Year | 1953 |
12:31pm
Tosca: "Tosca è un buon falco!"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano |
| Conductor | Victor de Sabata |
| Soloists | Tito Gobbi, baritone |
| CD/Album | Puccini: Tosca |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 47174 |
| Release Year | 1953 |
12:36pm
Tosca: "Gia! mi dicon venal"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Lawrence Tibbett, baritone |
| CD/Album | Lawrence Tibbett |
| Record co./Cat # | Stanford Archive 5500 |
| Release Year | 1997 |
12:40pm
Tosca: "Vissi d'arte"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Berlin State Opera Orchestra |
| Conductor | Frieder Weissmann |
| Soloists | Lotte Lehmann, soprano |
| CD/Album | Lotte Lehmann |
| Record co./Cat # | Pearl 9409 |
| Release Year | 1990 |
12:46pm
Tosca: Act II: Conclusion
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire |
| Conductor | Georges Prêtre |
| Soloists | Maria Callas, soprano ; Tito Gobbi, baritone |
| CD/Album | Puccini: Tosca |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 63087 |
| Release Year | 1965 |
