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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: A Request for a reccomendation posted by Michael Czar on February 25, 2007 at 12:21:16:
If you are intrigued by Tosca, by all means go for it as an intro. There is some great music in Tosca, even if the drama is at times, shall we say, melodramatic. There is one of the most famous of all arias in Tosca, "Vissi d'arte" , but somewhat ironically, it interrupts the flow of the story, which is otherwise very tightly drawn. For me, the first act of Tosca is brilliant, and also the beginning of the third act.The classic recording of Tosca is the Callas/Di Stefano/Gobbi with Victor de Sabata conducting. While mono, the sound is solid and lifelike. I've been listening to the SACD reissue on Pentatone of the Carreras/Caballe/Wixell/Davis, which is good but doesn't grab me like the de Sabata. Some listeners are put off by the vagaries of Callas' voice, but for me she characterizes Tosca in a way that I've not heard equaled - I feel the same about her Turandot, by the way.
Some might consider that other operas are better places to start - Marriage of Figaro, La Boheme, Carmen, La Traviata, Barber of Seville, Das Rheingold (OK, I'm kidding there)might all be "normal" places to start, but really, Tosca is very representative of Puccini's music, and Puccini is one of the great operatic masters, and if you like it, or at least like some of the music, you will be embarking on an adventure in music that could change your life.
Have fun,
Tom
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