TITLE : Puccini: Tosca
CATALOGUE NUMBER : 464 729-2
INTERNATIONAL RELEASE DATE : December 2000
 
WORKS
Tosca
(complete opera in three acts)

CD 1
Act I
Act II

CD 2
Act II (conclusion)
Act III
ARTISTS
Montserrat Caballé (Floria Tosca)
José Carreras (Mario Cavaradossi)
Ingvar Wixell (Baron Scarpia)
Samuel Ramey (Cesare Angelotti)
Piero de Palma (Spoletta)
William Elvin (A police officer/A gaoler)
Domenico Trimarchi (A sacristan)
Ann Murray (A shepherd boy)

Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Sir Colin Davis
COMPOSERS
Giacomo Puccini
RECORDING INFORMATION
Puccini’s passionate masterpiece, Tosca, is one of the many opera recordings which Montserrat Caballé and José Carreras made for Philips in the seventies.

The great Caballé at the height of her career sings with her protégé Carreras, his voice still vibrant with the golden glow of youth. The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, is led by Sir Colin Davis.

All in 24 bits-96kHz sound for this Philips 50 release.

Gramophone Record Award 1977