Tosca - Brussels 1959 (Upgraded Sound)

Underneath a literal mountain of noise was a pretty great performance that can now be better enjoyed (Until a better source surfaces as the sound is still pretty rough, even for the time, likely sourced from an AM radio broadcast)
Tosca - Renata Tebaldi
Cavaradossi - Giuseppe di Stefano
Scarpia - Ettore Bastianini
Il Sagristano - Carlo Badioli
Cesare Angelotti - Nicola Zaccaria
Spoletta - Rinaldo Pelizzoni
Sciarrone - Giuseppe Morresi
Un pastore - Antonio Negri
Un carceriere - Franco Piva
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
June 26, 1958
00:00 Act 1
44:40 Act 2
01:28:15 Act 3

[@Orfeus80]

What a tremendous Tosca performance! Tebaldi was the leading Tosca of her generation at La Scala and was asked to represent Italy at the Brussels expo with this Tosca. She's feminine and strong, grand and moving, while vocally stunning with her own characteristic phrasing. Di Stefano was her frequent Mario on stage, they have great chemistry and it's a role that always suited him.
The Scarpia of Bastianini is the icing on the cake because he's scary but not in an obvious villain way. Vocally similar to Tebaldi with a strong, ringing voice and excellent diction, their scenes together are spectacular.
The supporting cast is excellent and Gavazzeni conducts wonderfully. A performance for the ages.

[@mariakarenina]

ETTORE! 😢💔 Loved and remembered always and forever! Thanks for sharing!

[@walterharper79]

THIS IS A PERFECT ANSWER TO WHY THE MET CAN'T SELL OUT NO GREAT VOICES LIKE THESE

[@alfvillanueva]

Thanks so much as always ! Bless you !

[@yaelpalombo4093]

💖💖💖💖💖🍀🍀

[@mohsenarambon]

Thanks 👍

[@rohiho44]

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