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DVD : Puccini - Tosca / Dessi, Armiliato, Raimondi, Benini, Madrid OperaIn association with Amazon.com List Price: $39.99 Price: $25.92 You Save: $14.07 (35%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0809478009016 Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: BBC / Opus Arte Manufacturer: BBC / Opus Arte Number Of Discs: 2 Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: BBC / Opus Arte Region Code: 1 Release Date: August 17, 2004 Running Time: 194 minutes Studio: BBC / Opus Arte Theatrical Release Date: 2004 Sales Rank: 90102 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Excellent production, brilliant singing, masterful acting!This "Tosca" is a pure joy for the eyes and the ears. Daniella Dessi, Fabio Armiliato, and Ruggero Raimondi form the cast of fascinating principal characters. Director Nuria Espert has created an original environment where power, love, desire, and revenge intertwine in many ways. Dessi's Tosca is a true Diva--simultaneously flirtacious and somewhat enchanted by Scarpia. Armiliato's Cavaradossi is a sunny soul with a good heart and lots of love for the Diva. Baron Scarpia is brilliantly portrayed ... Read More Rating:  - A good Tosca with an outstanding ScarpiaThis is a very good Tosca. Dessi is a little shrill but otherwise good and a good actor. Her real life husband Armiliato is very good. Where has this man been hiding? Good actor as well. But the show belongs to Raimondi who exudes evil and menace as Scarpia. Benini gives us a fairly slow performance which allows us to luxuriate in Puccini's melodies. The ochestral sound is quite thrilling in DTS. The production is on the lame side. They have made Scarpia a church figure although what kind is hard ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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