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Puccini Tosca Mp3, Flac, Wma Puccini Tosca mp3, flac, wma DOWNLOAD LINKS (Clickable) Genre: Classical Album: Tosca Country: Europe Released: 2004 Style: Opera MP3 version RAR size: 1342 mb FLAC version RAR size: 1998 mb WMA version RAR size: 1269 mb Rating: 4.2 Votes: 804 Other Formats: MP4 DXD TTA MP3 MPC DTS MPC Tracklist Atto Primo 1-1 Ah! Finalmente! 2:07 1-2 E Sempre Lava! 2:15 1-3 Sante Ampolle! Il Suo Ritratto! 1:14 1-4 Dammi I Colori... Recondita Armonia 4:25 1-5 Gente Là Dentro! 1:10 1-6 Mario! Mario! Mario! ... Son Qui! 2:03 1-7 Ora Stammi A Sentir 3:10 1-8 Or Lasciami Al Lavoro 1:47 1-9 Ah, Quegli Occhi... Quale Occhio Al Mondo 1:35 1-10 Mia Gelosa! 3:35 1-11 È Buona La Mia Tosca 3:31 1-12 Sommo Giubilo, Eccellenza! 1:22 1-13 Un Tal Baccano In Chiesa! 3:44 1-14 Tosca? Che Non Vi Meda 2:51 1-15 Ed Io Venivo A Lui Tutta Dogliosa 3:46 1-16 Tre Sbirri, Una Carrozza 4:29 Atto Secondo 2-1 Tosca È Un Buon Falco! 3:08 2-2 Ha Più Forte Sapore 1:17 2-3 O Galantuomo, Come Ando la Caccia? 1:02 2-4 Meno Male! 2:31 2-5 Ov'è Angelotti? 2:47 2-6 Ed Or Fra Noi Parliam Da Buoni Amici 1:08 2-7 Sciarrone, Che Dice Il Cavalier? 2:52 2-8 Orsù, Tosca, Parlate 3:28 2-9 Floria! ... Amore 2:42 2-10 Salvatelo! ... Io? ... Voi! 2:11 2-11 Se La Giurata Fede Debbo Tradir... Gia Mi Struggea L'Amor 2:12 2-12 Come Tu Mi Odi! 1:25 2-13 Vissi D'Arte 3:15 2-14 Vedi, Le Man Giunte Io Stendo A Te! 3:11 2-15 Io Tenni La Promessa 2:03 2-16 Tosca, Finalmente Mia! 1:16 2-17 Or Gi Perdono 3:39 Atto Terzo 2-18 Andante Sostenuto (Orchestra 2:49 2-19 Lento (Le Campane Suonano Mattutino) 2:49 2-20 Largo (Orchestra)....Mario Cavaradossi? A Voi... 4:04 2-21 E Lucevan Le Stelle 2:48 2-22 Moderato Con Moto... Ah! Franchigia A Floria Tosca 2:34 2-23 O Dolci Mani Mansuete E Pure 1:29 2-24 Senti, L'Ora E Vicina 1:30 2-25 Amaro Sol Per Te M'Era Il Morire 1:54 2-26 E Non Giungono 2:26 2-27 Come E Lunga L'Attesa! 2:15 2-28 Presto! Su, Mario! 1:17 Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd. Copyright (c) – EMI Records Ltd. Recorded At – Teatro alla Scala, Milano Remastered At – Abbey Road Studios Pressed By – EMI Uden Credits Baritone Vocals [Baron Scarpia] – Tito Gobbi Bass Vocals [Cesare Angelotti] – Franco Calabrese Bass Vocals [Sagrestano] – Melchiorre Luise Bass Vocals [Sciarrone/Gaoler] – Dario Caselli Chorus – Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Chorus Master – Vittore Veneziani Composed By – Giacomo Puccini Conductor – Victor De Sabata Cover [Front] – Enterprise IG Engineer [Balance] – Robert Beckett Libretto By – Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica Libretto By [Based On A Play By] – Victorien Sardou Libretto By [German Translation] – Gudrun Meier Liner Notes – Richard Osborne Liner Notes [French Translation] – Michel Roubinet Liner Notes [German Translation] – Carl Ratcliff Orchestra – Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Producer [Original] – Walter Legge Soprano Vocals [Floria Tosca] – Maria Callas Soprano Vocals [Un Pastore] – Alvaro Cordova Tenor Vocals [Mario Cavaradossi] – Giuseppe Di Stefano Tenor Vocals [Spoletta] – Angelo Mercuriali Notes Recorded 10th-14th, 16th, 18th-21st August 1953 in the Teatro alla Scala; Milan. © 2004. Digital remastering ℗ 2002. Total time: 43:12 (CD 1); 66:22 (CD 2). 192-page booklet with lyrics in German, Italian, French and English. Double jewel case with a black tray into a cardboard slip box. Printed in the EU. Made in the EU. Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode (Text): 7 24356 28902 4 Barcode: 724356289024 SPARS Code: ADD Label Code: LC 06646 Price Code (F): PM 617 Other (Public Domain Declaration): DP Matrix / Runout (CD 1): EMI UDEN 5677572 @1 1-1-11-NL Mastering SID Code (CD 1, CD 2): IFPI L047 Mould SID Code (CD 1): IFPI 15D7 Mastering SID Code (CD 2): EMI UDEN 5677582 @1 010117-NL Mould SID Code (CD 2): IFPI 15CC Other versions Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year Teatro Alla Scala Teatro Alla Scala With Maria Callas, With Maria Giuseppe Di Callas, Giuseppe 33CX 1094, Stefano, Tito Gobbi Columbia, 33CX 1094, Di Stefano, Tito UK 1953 33CX 1095 Conducted By Columbia 33CX 1095 Gobbi Conducted Victor De Sabata - By Victor De Puccini* - Tosca Sabata - Puccini* (2xLP) Teatro Alla Scala Teatro Alla Scala With Maria Callas, With Maria Giuseppe Di Callas, Giuseppe 33CX 1094, Stefano, Tito Gobbi Columbia, 33CX 1094, Di Stefano, Tito UK Unknown 33CX 1095 Conducted By Columbia 33CX 1095 Gobbi Conducted Victor De Sabata - By Victor De Puccini* - Tosca Sabata - Puccini* (2xLP) Puccini*, Maria Puccini*, Maria Callas, Giuseppe Di Callas, Giuseppe Stefano, Tito Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Orchestra* His ASD 2797-8, Gobbi, Orchestra* And Chorus Of La ASD 2797-8, Master's UK Unknown SLS 825 And Chorus Of La Scala, Milan*, SLS 825 Voice, EMI Scala, Milan*, Vittore Veneziani, Vittore Veneziani, Victor De Sabata - Victor De Sabata Tosca (2xLP, RM + Box) Puccini* • La Angel Puccini* • La Scala* • Callas*, Di Records, 3508 B, Scala* • Callas*, 3508 B, Stefano*, Gobbi* • Angel ANG.35060, Di Stefano*, ANG.35060, US 1954 De Sabata* - Tosca Records, ANG.35061 Gobbi* • De ANG.35061 (2xLP, Album, Angel Sabata* Mono + Box) Records Callas*, Di Callas*, Di Stefano*, Gobbi*, Stefano*, Gobbi*, Puccini*, La Scala Puccini*, La Scala Angel 3508 B/L Orchestra*, 3508 B/L US Unknown Orchestra*, Records Chours*, Victor De Chours*, Victor Sabata - Tosca De Sabata (2xLP + Box) Related Music albums to Tosca by Puccini G. Puccini - Tosca (Opera Completa In 16 Dischi) Puccini - Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Ruggero Raimondi, Royal Opera Chorus, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Antonio Pappano - Tosca Puccini - Complete Operas Maria Callas / Carlo Bergonzi / Tito Gobbi / Georges Prêtre Conducting Puccini - Puccini Tosca Highlights Puccini : Zinka Milanov, Franco Corelli, Gian Giacomo Guelfi, Covent Garden Opera Chorus, The, The Covent Garden Orchestra, Alexander Gibson - Tosca Giacomo Puccini / Renata Tebaldi, Mario Del Monaco, George London , Chor Und Orchester Der Accademi di Santa Cecilia, Rom, Francesco Molinari Pradelli - Tosca Puccini, Maria Callas, Carlo Bergonzi, Tito Gobbi, Giorgio Tadeo, Georges Prêtre - Tosca (Pages Choisies De L'Opéra De Puccini) Tito Gobbi - Tito Gobbi At La Scala = Tito Gobbi U Scali Maria Callas And Giuseppe di Stefano In Collaborazione Con L'Ente Autonomo Del Teatro Alla Scala - Duos D'amour Giacomo Puccini - Tosca.
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