Puccini: Tosca, S. 69 (Recorded 1961)

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Walhall Eternity Series
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October 9, 2015
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      PUCCINI, GIACOMO
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Nhk Symphony Orchestra And Chorus
    • PERFORMER
      Tebaldi, Pggi, Guelfi
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 09, 2015
    • UPC
      4035122653403
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      WLCD0340
    • LABEL
      Walhall Eternity Series
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Act I: Ah! Finalmente! (Angelotti, Sagrestano, Cavaradossi)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Gianni Poggi, Silvano Pagliuca, Arturo La Porta

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    2. Act I: E sempre lava!… Ogni pennello (Sagrestano, Cavaradossi)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Gianni Poggi, Arturo La Porta

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    3. Act I: Dammi i colori … Recondita armonia (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Gianni Poggi, Arturo La Porta

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    4. Act I: Gente la dentro! (Cavaradossi, Angelotti, Tosca)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Renata Tebaldi, Gianni Poggi, Silvano Pagliuca

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    5. Act I: Mario! Mario! … Son qui! (Tosca, Cavaradossi)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Renata Tebaldi, Gianni Poggi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    6. Act I: Non la sospiri la nostra casetta (Tosca, Cavaradossi)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Renata Tebaldi, Gianni Poggi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    7. Act I: Or lasciami al lavoro (Cavaradossi, Tosca)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Renata Tebaldi, Gianni Poggi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    8. Act I: Ah, quegli occhi … Quale occhio al mondo (Tosca, Cavaradossi)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Renata Tebaldi, Gianni Poggi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    9. Act I: E' buona la mia Tosca (Cavaradossi, Angelotti, Sagrestano, Chorus)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Tokyo Broadcasting Chorus, NHK Italian Opera Chorus, NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Silvano Pagliuca, Arturo La Porta, Gianni Poggi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    10. Act I: Sommo giubilo, Eccellenza! (Sagrestano, Chorus)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Tokyo Broadcasting Chorus, NHK Italian Opera Chorus, NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Arturo La Porta

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    11. Act I: Un tal baccano in chiesa! (Scarpia, Sagrestano, Spoletta)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Giangiacomo Guelfi, Arturo La Porta, Antonio Pirino

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    12. Act I: Tutto e chiaro … Tosca? Che non mi veda … Mario! Mario! (Scarpia, Tosca, Sagrestano)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Renata Tebaldi, Giangiacomo Guelfi, Arturo La Porta

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    13. Act I: Ed io venivo a lui tutta dogliosa (Tosca, Scarpia)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Renata Tebaldi, Giangiacomo Guelfi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    14. Act I: Tre sbirri, una carrozza (Scarpia, Spoletta, Chorus)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Tokyo Broadcasting Chorus, NHK Italian Opera Chorus, NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Antonio Pirino, Giangiacomo Guelfi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    15. Act I: Te Deum (Chorus, Scarpia)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Tokyo Broadcasting Chorus, NHK Italian Opera Chorus, NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Giangiacomo Guelfi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    16. Act II: Tosca e un buon falco! (Scarpia, Sciarrone)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Giangiacomo Guelfi, Giorgio Onesti

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    17. Act II: O galantuomo, come ando la caccia? (Scarpia, Spoletta, Chorus, Tosca, Cavaradossi)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Tokyo Broadcasting Chorus, NHK Italian Opera Chorus, NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Silvano Pagliuca, Antonio Pirino, Giangiacomo Guelfi, Arturo La Porta, Gianni Poggi, Renata Tebaldi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    18. Act II: Ov'e Angelotti? (Scarpia, Cavaradossi, Spoletta, Tosca)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Gianni Poggi, Renata Tebaldi, Antonio Pirino, Giangiacomo Guelfi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    19. Act II: Ed or fra noi parliam da buoni amici (Scarpia, Tosca, Sciarrone, Cavaradossi)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Gianni Poggi, Silvano Pagliuca, Renata Tebaldi, Giangiacomo Guelfi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    20. Act II: Orsu, Tosca, parlate (Scarpia, Tosca, Cavaradossi)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Gianni Poggi, Renata Tebaldi, Giangiacomo Guelfi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    21. Act II: Floria! … Amore (Tosca, Cavaradossi, Scarpia, Sciarrone)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Gianni Poggi, Renata Tebaldi, Giangiacomo Guelfi, Giorgio Onesti

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    22. Act II: La povera mia cen fu interrotta (Tosca, Scarpia)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Renata Tebaldi, Giangiacomo Guelfi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    23. Act II: Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore (Tosca)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Renata Tebaldi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    24. Act II: Vedi, le man giunte io stendo a te! (Tosca, Scarpia, Spoletta)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Renata Tebaldi, Giangiacomo Guelfi, Antonio Pirino

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    25. Act II: Tosca, finalmente mia! (Scarpia, Tosca)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Renata Tebaldi, Giangiacomo Guelfi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    26. Act III: Io de' sospiri (Hirte)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Takako Kurimoto

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    27. Act III: Mario Cavaradossi? A voi … (Carceriere, Cavaradossi)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Gianni Poggi, Giorgio Onesti

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    28. Act III: E lucevan le stelle (Cavaradossi)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Gianni Poggi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    29. Act III: Ah! Franchigia a Floria Tosca (Cavaradossi, Tosca)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Gianni Poggi, Renata Tebaldi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    30. Act III: O dolci mani mansuete e pure (Cavaradossi, Tosca)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Gianni Poggi, Renata Tebaldi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    31. Act III: Amaro sol per te m'era il morire (Cavaradossi, Tosca)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Gianni Poggi, Renata Tebaldi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    32. Act III: E non giungono (Tosca, Cavaradossi, Carceriere)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Gianni Poggi, Renata Tebaldi, Giorgio Onesti

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    33. Act III: Come e lunga l'attesa! (Tosca)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Renata Tebaldi

      Conductor: Arturo Basile

    34. Act III: Presto! Su, Mario! (Tosca, Spoletta)

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: NHK Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Renata Tebaldi, Antonio Pirino

      Conductor: Arturo Basile


It's his greatest, or at least his most popular, opera, and she one of the finest interpreters of it's title role. Though she seems somehow to have slipped from view when considering the greatest 20th c. sopranos, Renata Tebaldi is etched firmly into that mountainside with but few others. One of her great roles was, of course, Tosca, and she is heard here singing just this role in a 1961 live recording from Tokyo, Arturo Basile leading the NHK Symphony and Chorus. The cast is complementary to Tebaldi, with Giangiacomo Guelfi's Scarpia being the most notable. Remastered in 24bit/96kHs sound.