Opera - Tosca
| | | | Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after the play La Tosca by Victorien Sardou | | | | | | English version by Edmund Tracey | | | 1 | | Opening - 'Ah! Here in safety!' | 2:08 | | 2 | | 'I don't believe it . . .' | 3:31 | | 3 | | 'Give me my palette!' | 5:45 | | | | | Cavaradossi, Sacristan, Angelotti, Tosca | | | 4 | | 'Mario! Mario! Mario!' | 3:01 | | 5 | | 'Our little house in the country' | 4:27 | | 6 | | 'What eyes in all the world' | 9:34 | | | | | Cavaradossi, Tosca, Angelotti, Sacristan | | | 7 | | 'All the choir in here at once!' | 1:16 | | 8 | | 'You make the church a fairground!' | 1:28 | | | | | Scarpia, Sacristan, Spoletta | | | | | | Tosca, Sacristan, Scarpia | | | 10 | | 'Three agents, go in a carriage . . .' | 4:48 | | 1 | | 'Tosca, my falcon' | 3:27 | | 2 | | 'Richer far is the flavour' | 2:25 | | | | | Scarpia, Sciarrone, Spoletta | | | 3 | | 'It seemed wise to arrest him . . .' | 4:22 | | | | | Spoletta, Scarpia, Choir, Cavaradossi, Tosca | | | 4 | | 'Now you and I can talk' | 5:15 | | | | | Scarpia, Tosca, Sciarrone, Cavaradossi | | | 5 | | 'Enough. Tosca, your answer' | 3:49 | | | | | Scarpia, Tosca, Cavaradossi, Spolettaa, Sciarrone | | | | | | Cavaradossi, Tosca, Scarpia, Sciarrone | | | 8 | | 'Life has taught me singing and loving' | 7:15 | | 9 | | 'Which route have you chosen?' | 6:55 | | 10 | | 'No words can cheer me' | 10:12 | | | | | A Shepherd Boy, Jailor, Cavaradossi | | | 11 | | 'All the stars shone in heaven' | 5:58 | | 12 | | 'Oh, hands of mercy' | 8:35 | | | | | Cavaradossi, Tosca, Jailor | | | 13 | | 'What a time they are taking!' | 4:04 | | | | | Tosca, Spoletta, Sciarrone, Soldiers | | | | Jane Eaglen soprano - Floria Tosca |
| | Dennis O'Neill tenor - Mario Cavaradossi |
| | Gregory Yurisich baritone - Baron Scarpia |
| | Peter Rose bass - Cesare Angelotti |
| | Andrew Shore bass-baritone - Sacristan |
| | John Daszak tenor - Spoletta |
| | Christopher Booth-Jones bass - Sciarrone |
| | Ashley Holland bass - Jailor |
| | Charbel Michael alto - A Shepherd Boy |
| | Peter Kay Children's Choir |
| | | | 25-27 & 29-30 August 1995 | | | | Richard Smoker (Assistant) |
| | | | | | | | | | Awards | | | | | | Penguin Guide ***> | | | | | | Music Industries Association Award> | | | | Format: Digital CD 16Bit 44.1Khz Originally recorded in: 20 Bit |
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