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Maria Callas

Tosca, Act II (video)

Royal Opera House, London
February 9, 1964
‘A Golden Hour from the Royal Opera House’ television broadcast
with Tito Gobbi and Renato Cioni
Carlo Felice Cillario, conductor
Full High Definition
48.23 min.
DVN-106
MP4 (1080p25) $17.99

File Size: 3.96 GB
File Format: MP4
Video: 1080p25 MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (11.2 Mbps)
Audio: 16bit/48kHz AAC (512 Kbps)
Subtitles: French, German, Italian and Spanish

DESCRIPTION
• Scanned from the original 16mm Kinescope film
• First-ever release of the complete performance as it was originally broadcast
• Never before released in Full High Definition
• Best sound available

Sound and Video Restoration © 2024 Divina Records
Restored and remastered by Pablo Berruti

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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

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)