Every soprano who sings Tosca tries to make her opening words — frantic calls of her lover’s name, before she’s even onstage — sound suspicious. The title character of Puccini’s great opera is an ...

In the line of the classic reissue, the 1953 performance of Puccini`s ”Tosca” with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano and Tito Gobbi, under Victor De Sabata`s direction, has been remastered using ...

Antonio Pappano discusses the power and impact of Act II of Puccini’s “Tosca” and how opera is about more than a singer’s voice. The filming of 'Tosca,' of Act II, Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi, is ...

On the 100th anniversary of Maria Callas' birth, Opera on 3 presents a chance to hear her legendary 1953 recording of Puccini's Tosca, with Giuseppe Di Stefano as Cavaradossi, Tito Gobbi as Scarpia, ...

Prima donna. Diva. Icon. Without a doubt, opera legend Maria Callas undeniably had one of the finest voices of all time. After making her return to the stage in the Royal Opera House’s “Tosca” as seen ...

Tito Gobbi (24 October 1913 – 5 March 1984) was an Italian operatic baritone with an international reputation. He made his operatic debut in Gubbio in 1935 as Count Rodolfo in Bellini's La sonnambula ...

Great Opera Recordings: Tosca by Puccini. Maria Callas, Guiseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi. Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, conducted by Victor de Sabata. Naxos ADD 8.110256-57. MARK Obert-Thorn ...