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Puccini's Tosca with Maria Callas

On the 100th anniversary of Maria Callas' birth, a chance to hear her legendary 1953 recording of Puccini's Tosca, with Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi & conductor Victor de Sabata

On the 100th anniversary of Maria Callas' birth, a chance to hear her legendary 1953 recording of Puccini's Tosca, with Giuseppe Di Stefano as Cavaradossi, Tito Gobbi as Scarpia, and Victor de Sabata conducting.

Famous opera singer Floria Tosca's lover, the painter Cavaradossi, has been arrested by the merciless chief of police Scarpia. Tosca knows that only she can save Cavaradossi's life, but how far will she go to do so? Puccini's sweeping melodies are combined with romance, revolution and a final, devastating crisis.

Martin Handley presents and is joined by writer and broadcaster Sarah Lenton to discuss Callas' voice, life and legacy, and also celebrate some of her other signature roles.

Puccini: Tosca
Tosca 鈥�.. Maria Callas (soprano)
Cavaradossi 鈥�.. Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
Scarpio .鈥�. Tito Gobbi (bass)
Cesare Angelotti ..鈥� Franco Calabrese (bass)
Spoletta ..鈥� Angelo Mercuriali (tenor)
Shepherd boy ..鈥� Alvaro Cordova (boy soprano)
Sciarrone/Gaoler ..鈥� Dario Caselli (bass)
Sacristan ..鈥� Melchiorre Luise (bass)
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Victor de Sabata (conductor)

Plus highlights from other famous Maria Callas recordings:

Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor - mad scene (Act 3 scene 2)
Lucia 鈥�.. Maria Callas (soprano)
Enrico 鈥�.. Piero Cappuccilli (baritone)
Raimondo 鈥�.. Bernard Ladysz (bass)
Philharmonia Chorus and Orchestra
Tullio Serafin (conductor)

Bellini: Norma - final scene (Act 2 scene 3)
Norma 鈥�.. Maria Callas (soprano)
Pollione 鈥�.. Mario Filippeschi (tenor)
Oroveso 鈥�.. Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (bass)
Clotilde 鈥�.. Rina Cavallari (soprano)
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Tullio Serafin (conductor)

Bizet: Carmen - L鈥檃mour est un oiseau rebelle (Act 1); C鈥檈st toi鈥� Carmen, il est temps encore鈥� Viva viva! La course et belle! (Act 4)
Carmen 鈥�.. Maria Callas (soprano)
Don Jos茅 鈥�.. Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
Choeurs Rene Duclos
Paris Opera Orchestra
Georges Pretre (conductor)

3 hours, 29 minutes

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Sat 2 Dec 2023 18:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Tosca - Act 1

    Singer: Maria Callas. Singer: Giuseppe Di Stefano. Singer: Tito Gobbi. Singer: Franco Calabrese. Singer: Angelo Mercuriali. Singer: Alvaro Cordova. Singer: Dario Caselli. Singer: Melchiorre Luise. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Choir: Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Choir: Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Conductor: Victor de Sabata. Conductor: Victor de Sabata.
    • Tosca.
    • Warner.
    • 1.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Tosca - Act 2

    Singer: Maria Callas. Singer: Giuseppe Di Stefano. Singer: Tito Gobbi. Singer: Franco Calabrese. Singer: Angelo Mercuriali. Singer: Alvaro Cordova. Singer: Dario Caselli. Singer: Melchiorre Luise. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Choir: Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Conductor: Victor de Sabata.
    • Tosca.
    • Warner.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Tosca - Act 3

    Singer: Maria Callas. Singer: Giuseppe Di Stefano. Singer: Tito Gobbi. Singer: Franco Calabrese. Singer: Angelo Mercuriali. Singer: Alvaro Cordova. Singer: Dario Caselli. Singer: Melchiorre Luise. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Choir: Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Conductor: Victor de Sabata.
    • Tosca.
    • Warner.

  • Gaetano Donizetti

    Lucia Di Lammermoor - Mad Scene (Act 3, Scene 2)

    Singer: Maria Callas. Singer: Piero Cappuccilli. Singer: Bernard 艁adysz. Choir: Philharmonia Chorus. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Tullio Serafin.
    • Lucia di Lammermoor.
    • Warner.
    • 1.

  • Vincenzo Bellini

    Norma - Final scene (Act 2, Scene 3)

    Singer: Maria Callas. Singer: Mario Filippeschi. Singer: Nicola Rossi鈥怢emeni. Singer: Rina Cavallari. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Choir: Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Conductor: Tullio Serafin.
    • Bellini: Norma.
    • WARNER CLASSICS.
    • 1.

  • Georges Bizet

    'L'amour est un oiseau rebelle' from Carmen (act 1)

    Singer: Maria Callas. Singer: Nicolai Gedda. Choir: Rene Duclos Chorus. Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Georges Pr锚tre.
    • Bizet: Carmen.
    • EMi.
    • 1.

  • Georges Bizet

    C'est toi!...Viva Viva! La course et belle' from Carmen (Act 4)

    Singer: Maria Callas. Singer: Nicolai Gedda. Choir: Rene Duclos Chorus. Orchestra: National Theater Opera Orchestra of Paris. Conductor: Georges Pr锚tre.
    • Carmen.
    • Warner.
    • 39.

  • Georges Bizet

    A la bohemienne (Carmen)

    Performer: Ksenija Sidorova. Ensemble: Nuevo Mundo.

Broadcast

  • Sat 2 Dec 2023 18:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3