Raimondi, Domingo, Malfitano - Tosca Act 2 - Tosca Entrance

[truvianni]

in my opinion Domingo is the greatest Mario Caradossi ever 

[LeonoraPasiniani]

Look at Raimondi in 2.38-2.54! What a handsome man!

[myval007]

And did you see 2:25???

[ElisabettaVS]

Absolutely.

[vilabreze]

Raimondi's Scarpia is not only intelligent, handsome, attractive, and refined. He's the only Scarpia who genuinely desires Tosca and has feelings for her.

[theblacksister]

have you seen Gobbi?

[vilabreze]

Yes, and he's great. Gobbi's Scarpia is an haughty aristocrat; his demeanor contains elements of contempt for Tosca.

[theblacksister]

those are feelings, though! :)

[vilabreze]

Of course those are feelings. These artists are both great and they have created different Scarpias. Raimondi strikes a chord in my heart more than anyone else.

[theblacksister]

And that's great! I rather liked him here - I am not arguing with you at all!

[LeonoraPasiniani]

LeonoraPasiniani:Скарпиа-краса­вец хоть куда! Я не понимаю Флорию Тоску!

[podkivanok]

Great film. It's a shame that it is still not available on DVD.

I like the real athmosphere of summer evening in this scene.

And Raimondi's Scarpia!... unusual, but therefore so interesting. I am already tired of all these Scarpias from gestapo.. The music deserves more intelligent interpretation - like here.

[tomaskukla]

Does anyone have videos from Tosca with Sherrill Milnes? He is so great Scarpia... Raimondi is also good, but too decent.

[ErnestoPetti]

yes! priceless isn't it?

[ErnestoPetti]

or prizeless i don't know the right word :D

[Gabba02]

I think you mean priceless. :)

[ErnestoPetti]

the face that malfitano make when scarpia say ache ad ogni niego ne sprizza sangue senza mercè 7:02 is without prize

[pipeoxide]

one might call it...oh...a "priceless" face! ;-)

[PucciniTosca]

Thanks for posting! Not a lot of people post this parting, but it's such a nice one... the chorus in the background and then Tosca... I'm melting once again!