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
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
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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)
MARIA CALLAS – TITO GOBBI – RENATO CIONI
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