Opera - Tosca
GIACOMO PUCCINI
(1858-1924)
Tosca Highlights
73:37
An opera in three acts
Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after the play
La Tosca
by Victorien Sardou
English version by Edmund Tracey
from
Act I
1
'Mario! Mario! Mario!'
3:04
Tosca, Cavaradossi
2
'Our little house in the country'
4:27
Tosca, Cavaradossi
3
'What eyes in all the wide world'
5:42
Cavaradossi, Tosca
* * *
4
'(Ah, that explains it)'
7:45
Scarpia, Tosca, Sacristan
from
Act II
5
'It seemed wise to arrest him . . .'
4:22
Spoletta, Scarpia, Choir, Cavaradossi, Tosca
6
'Now you and I can talk'
5:14
Scarpia, Tosca, Sciarrone, Cavaradossi
7
'Enough. Tosca, your answer'
3:48
Scarpia, Tosca, Cavaradossi, Spoletta, Sciarrone
8
'Floria!'
4:27
Cavaradossil, Tosca, Scarpia, Sciarrone
9
'How much?'
4:40
Tosca, Scarpia
10
'Life has taught me singing and loving'
7:15
Tosca, Scarpia, Spoletta
11
'Which route have you chosen?'
6:52
Scarpia, Tosca
from
Act III
12
'Ah! Safe-conduct for Floria Tosca . . .'
2:49
Cavaradossi, Tosca
13
'Oh, hands of mercy'
8:34
Cavaradossi, Tosca, Jailor
14
'What a time they are taking!'
4:01
Tosca, Spoletta, Sciarrone, Soldiers
Jane Eaglen soprano - Floria Tosca
Dennis O'Neill tenor - Mario Cavaradossi
Gregory Yurisich baritone - Baron Scarpia
Andrew Shore baritone - Sacristan
John Daszak tenor - Spoletta
Christopher Booth-Jones baritone - Sciarrone
Ashley Holland baritone - Jailor
David Parry
25-27 & 29-30 August 1995