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Dagmar
Reviewed in Germany on February 24, 2025
Guter Service, Artikel wie bestellt gut
Garcia Idalgo
Reviewed in France on August 5, 2023
Ecouter cette belle version de Tosca est in regal.
Hasenkäfer
Reviewed in Germany on March 13, 2018
Eine wirklich herausragende Produktion. Sehr gute Sänger, die unter Leinsdorfs Führung brillieren. Die Aufnahme ist exzellent. Es ist kaum zu glauben das diese Aufnahme aus 1956 stammt, brillantes und breites Stereobild. Einzig die Mikrofonierung der Sänger ist manchmal nicht ganz optimal (etwas zu leise). Das stört mich persönlich allerdings nicht. Ich besitze 3 weitere Tosca Aufnahmen, die 1953 Callas mit Guiseppe di Stefano, die 1965 Callas mit Carlo Bergonzi sowie die 1972 Leontyne Price mit Domingo. Die 1965 Callas ist etwas dünner im Klang, die Leontyne Price ist leider mit Domingo, der mir noch nie so recht gefallen hat und die 1953 Callas fällt hier klanglich etwas ab und ist nur in mono. Als Gesamtpaket gefällt mir diese Tosca am besten von den vieren. Auch wenn die anderen 3 nicht weit entfernt sind. Platz 2 ist die 1953 Callas trotz mono, Platz 3 die 1972 Price und Platz 4 die 1965 Callas. Aber das mag jeder anders empfinden.
Kosmic Leo
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2016
There are many wonderful and excellent recordings of this infinitely enjoyable opera, and this particular recording certainly ranks among the best in my opinion. My favorite recording of Tosca will probably always be the classic set Price did with Karajan a decade before this one, and her performance there is just about ideal, with a youthful purity and beauty that has rarely been matched.That being said, this later interpretation from Price offers an alternative choice for her fans to discover new insights she brought to the performance after 10 years of singing it on stage throughout the world. The voice is a bit darker, sounding richer and deeper on the whole, yet still offering the same pure and clear high notes of her earlier performance. Indeed, there are moments in this recording that make my spine tingle even in ways she didn't quite achieve in 1963 with Karajan. It is certainly worth adding to one's collection for Price's performance alone.Domingo is a wonderful partner for Ms. Price as he has been on numerous other recordings. The pairing is quite frankly magical and Domingo offers a wonderful performance, and their duets are transcendent. Personally, I think Domingo's performance on the later Sinopoli set, also with the Philharmonia, is a bit more committed and emotionally involving, not to mention a bit more refined and the later digital recording is about as perfect as could be achieved in the 1980s.Milnes offers an engaging and well-sung Scarpia, providing plenty of menage and aggressiveness to his characterization, which some see as a distraction, however I like singers who bring snarl and violence to their portrayal of Scarpia. Both Domingo and Milnes do not make one forget Di Stefano and Taddei, who are on the whole even better in the Karajan set, that really is a dream team recording, whereas this dream team have done better, such as their recording of II Trovatore with Mehta.The Philharmonia play wonderfully here, with great detail and impact for the period. Unfortunately, and I'm not sure if it is an issue with this re-issue alone or the recording in any of its previous incarnations, but I was disappointed to discover that there is a very annoying and constant electric buzzing sound that underlies the recording, which isn't too distracting during the louder periods, but is definitely noticeable during the quieter passages and certainly if one were to listen to this on headphones. This is why I gave the recording 4 stars, otherwise it would easily be 5 stars.There is plenty of drama and wonderful singing here, and while other versions may offer a more distinctive and thrilling experience overall, with such an affordable re-issue it is very easy to recommend picking up this recording as a viable alternative to other versions one may have already collected.
intenditore
Reviewed in Italy on October 12, 2012
Ho sempre ammirato le incisioni di Zubin Mehta e anche con un po' di curiosità ho allungato la mia collezione di Tosca con questa edizione ,datata, ma con un cast eccezionale,anche per l'epoca (1972).Il giudizio personale è buono, salvo l'interpretazione della Verret che se la voce è da grande soprano drammatico ,non altrettanto bene se la cava con l' italiano, dove alcuni passaggi a vuoto lasciano purtroppo a desiderare ,uno su tutti nell'aria "Vissi d'Arte". Domingo e Milnes sono invece lanciati verso la loro strepitosa carriera.La direzione di Mehta è molto buona e dirige la New Philarmonia in modo egregio .Una pecca forse l'eccessiva frettolosità, che toglie molta suspense drammatica all'opera.
Bradley McDermid
Reviewed in Canada on March 4, 2011
This is a brilliant recording with a stellar cast. Vocally pristine and beautifully acted. Domingo is wonderful and Milnes is a wonderfully despicable Scarpia. And, as always, Price is brilliant. This is one of the best TOSCAs in recording.
Huntley Dent
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2006
I feel guilty giving this Tosca five stars, since nothing here rises to the highest level, but if Leontyne Price hadn't already recorded the opera in 1962, we would marvel at her portrayal here. Her voice is so innately thrilling and beautiful that only Tebaldi comes close for Puccinian vocal splendor. About a decade after her early prime, Price entered a partnership with the young Domingo on RCA that resulted in a flood of wonderful recordings. The best feature conducting by James Levine (La Forze del Destino) and Zubin Mehta (Tosca).Price's 1962 Tosca on Decca is stronger in three ways: the Vienna Phil., Karajan as conductor, and Price herself in better voice. But the Cavaradossi of Di Stefano, then only 41, is strained and frayed of voice, while the Scarpia of Giuseppe Taddei also shows signs of wear. This RCA set repairs those defects with two great voices in their prime to support Price, for besides Domingo we can't leave out Milnes. His Scarpia isn't venomous enough; he's a bit prone to bellowing. Even so, his tone and technique are commanding, far superior, in fact, to the legendary Tito Gobbi, who triumphed through vocal acting and characterization.So, if you are choosing which of Price's Toscas to buy, the choice will have to be persoanl. For vocal thrills from all the principals, this RCA set is at the top of the list. For artistry on the podium and the amazing voice of Price in her very prime, the Decca set is unsurpassed.
Michael Newberry
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2000
A catastrophic drama, glorious music, magnificent conducting, and three huge operatic stars, add up to exalted experience. Comparing an orange to a peach, I would say that you have the Callas' Tosca and you have Mehta's Tosca; of the two Mehta's conducting tips the balance for me. He has got to be considered a great opera conductor, and probably the best Puccini interpreter of the last 40 years. (Toscanini is another incredible conductor of Puccini.)Milnes has a big, full-bodied, and rich sounding voice and his interpretation is cold and menacing-where a lack of introspective quality is ideal for the melodramatic Scarpia. And Domingo, that guy is simply our gift from the heavens. With a voice that is smoldering and expressive, lilting and passionate, he is perfect as the sensual, non-conformist artist Cavaradossi.Hmmm...Callas vs. Price. Shall I risk ex-communication? Who could doubt that either of them doesn't LIVE FOR ART AND LOVE! And I do think that Callas is the greatest opera singer of the recorded era, but...there is one small nuance of difference for how I feel about their interpretations. I always have this sense that in whatever Callas does there is something competitive, as if she uses her art to trounce her enemies and exalt her fans-and I do think that that is thrilling beyond belief! But with Price, I feel she really lives for and sings for the glory of art and her passionate love. Price's Tosca gets under my skin; it hits the core of my soul.To return to Mehta; he inspires from the orchestra fantastic sound, passionate responses, clarity of detailing, and this all weaves and flows to throbbing and thunderous climaxes (and here the soloists expand into the heavens)!This is the Tosca for me.
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