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Maria Callas

A Golden Hour from the Royal Opera House (video)

Complete Gala
Royal Opera House, London
February 9, 1964
with
Tito Gobbi
Renato Cioni and
Rudolf Nuréyev
Full High Definition
76.44 min.
DVN-106
BUY MP4 (1080p25) $17.99

File Sizes: 2.27 GB + 3.87 GB
File Format: MP4
Video: 1080p25 MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (11.2 Mbps)
Audio: 16bit/48kHz AAC (512 Kbps)
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish

DESCRIPTION
• Part I remastered from a digital transfer of the 16mm Kinescope film
• Part II scanned from the original 16mm Kinescope film
• First-ever release of the complete Gala as it was originally broadcast
• Never before released in Full High Definition
• Best sound available

Sound and Video Restoration © 2025 Divina Records
Restored and remastered by Pablo Berruti

HOW TO PLAY THE VIDEO FILES
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You can download the sample file to conduct testing compatibility before making the purchase.

PART I

1 • Prelude – Act III (Lohengrin, Richard Wagner)

RENATO CIONI
2 • Introduction by Sir David Webster, General Administrator of the
Royal Opera House
3 • Recondita armonia (Tosca, Giacomo Puccini)
4 • E lucevan le stelle (Tosca, Giacomo Puccini)

RUDOLF NURÉYEV & NADIA NERINA with MERLE PARK,
ANTOINIETTE SIBLEY, CHRISTOPHER GABLE and GRAHAM USHER
5 • Introduction by Sir David Wester
6 • Laurencia – Pas de six (Alexander Krein)

PART II

MARIA CALLAS – TITO GOBBI – RENATO CIONI
TOSCA, ACT II
1 • Introduction by Sir David Webster, General Administrator of the Royal Opera House
2 • Tosca è un buon falco! (Scarpia/Sciarrone)
3 • Ha più forte sapore (Scarpia/Sciarrone)
4 • O galantuomo, come andò la caccia? (Scarpia/Spoletta)
5 • Meno male! (Scarpia/Spoletta/Cavaradossi)
6 • Dov’è dunque Angelotti? (Scarpia/Cavaradossi/Spoletta/Tosca)
7 • Ed or fra noi parliam da buoni amici
(Scarpia/Tosca/Sciarrone/Cavaradossi)
8 • Orsù, Tosca, parlate (Scarpia/Tosca/Cavaradossi)
9 • Nel pozzo… nel giardino… (Tosca/Scarpia/Sciarrone)
10 • Floria! – Amore… (Scarpia/Cavaradossi/Scarpia/Sciarrone)
11 • La povera mia cena fu interrotta (Scarpia/Tosca)
12 • Se la giurata fede debbo tradir (Scarpia/Tosca)
13 • Vissi d’arte (Tosca)
14 • Vedi, le man giunte io stendo a te! (Tosca)
15 • Sei troppo bella, Tosca (Scarpia/Tosca/Spoletta)
16 • Odi… – Ma libero all’istante lo voglio! (Scarpia/Tosca/Spoletta)
17 • E qual via scegliete? (Scarpia/Tosca)
18 • Tosca, finalmente mia! (Scarpia/Tosca)
19 • È morto! Or gli perdono! (Tosca)

CAST
Floria Tosca:  Maria Callas
Mario Cavaradosi: Renato Cioni
Il barone Scarpia: Titto Gobi
Spoletta: Robert Bowman
Sciarrone: Dennis Wicks
Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Carlo Felice Cillario, conductor
Douglas Robinson, chorus master
Royal Opera House, London