Opera (melodramma) in 3 acts Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica [Based: Victorien Sardou: La Tosca] First performance: January 14, 1900, Teatro Costanzi, Roma
Recorded: October 22, 1961, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Tosca: Renata Tebaldi Cavaradossi: Gianni Poggi Scarpia: Gian Giacomo Guelfi Angelotti: Silvano Pagliuca Spoletta: Antonio Pirino Sacristan: Giorgio Onesti Sciarrone/Jailor: Arturo La Porta Shepherd: Takako Kurimoto
Soprano Renata Tebaldi in one of her most celebrated portrayals. She is partnered by tenor Gianni Poggi as Cavaradossi and baritone Gian Giacomo Guelfi as Scarpia. The NHK Symphony Orchestra, NHK Italian Opera Chorus, and the Tokyo Broadcasting Chorus are under the direction of Arturo Basile.
Embedded subtitles in Japanese remain onscreen throughout, with additional options to view subtitles in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Region 0 encoding: playable worldwide. |