Angela GHEORGHIU & Roberto ALAGNA - Mia gelosa! - Tosca

[gidemartial]

beh di donc ils ont l'air vraiment amoureux ces deux là. Belle scène qui masque d'ailleurs les performances vocales des artistes.

[NeedsEvidence]

So overwhelmingly beautiful!

[lty2k84]

Thank God they're married. IF any singer was like that close singing in my face I would have to go right for the throat.

[truvianni]

I love this scene and have written about it those who care to read my article can google "Truvianni,Mia Gelosa!"

[Aislinnmomma]

Shouldn't they be wearing ear protection during this? lol

[truvianni]

@Aislinnmomma That is very funny but actually they are not singing right there what is being heard is a studio recording, they are probably just moving their lips right along with their own voices but I know for a fact that the sound was recorded in a studio.

[kepier47]

I love the chemistry between them which is essential to make this scene work. However i could do without the spoken dialogue which obscures the singing. It just spoils what was a great operatic scene. Without interruption this would have been one of the best Tosca' on film. Pity

[parodycreator25]

@kepier47 well, they're husband and wife so they have natural chemistry, and the operas were they acted togehter, la bohéme for example, are considered one of the most emotives performances of all.

[yakshaver1]

Man, some people can't be pleased, can they... Amazing stuff from both Ghiorghiu and Alagna!

[MrBaldaccio]

Bravi, stupenda scena piena di fascino e di soavi armonie.

[FATADELAMARE]

Frumoasa pereche...Pe scena si in viata! Felicitari! Sunteti MINUNATI!

[marabinaninia]

It's obvious! We just don't have the same erception of music! I'm not a musician at all, I'm not a music critic, I know nothing of the profound meaning of music ... I just have my sensitiveness ... I like her more than him, amlthough I like hime more than others (more than Villarzon, for exemple!)^. When I was very young I didn't like Calas because I thought her voice too "sharp"! That's why soimetimes I take Angela's voice for Calas's, I suppose!

[marabinaninia]

Sorry to hear you don't like her! Especially that she decided to go on with her career separately from her husband ... and she is right! I saw Tosca with Alagna and another soprano (I forgot her name) at Orange Festival this year ... and it has been just mediocre.

I have all the DVDs of the operas they registered together. They are great together, but I prefer Angela ... For me, she is just amazing ... and I'm glad to see that critics agree with me. Her last CD is just beautiful.

[TheZOOM6488]

@marabinaninia Thanks! I understand that my opinion is opposed with the generally accepted opinion but my soul and heart reject her voice; for me her voice is very sharp, hard, rectilineal and she is unnatural at all. As against Alagna. His voice has the rare, crystal tembre and he is the tremendous actor.

It's a pity that their private life has the problems but I think that their so different voices mirror their different natures at all. For years it becomes problematic.

[MaxwellsDemon9]

I love this chick.

[marabinaninia]

This talking in the middle is so real ... Opera is life and beauty! Roberto is very good but Angela is magnificent! She should sing The Marsseillaise to become as popular as him! Oh no! It's disgusting to do anything in order to be loved! I adore her just the way she is!

[TheZOOM6488]

@marabinaninia Yes, Yes, Gheorghiu voice is for Marsseillaise, but not for lyric singing.

I began to listen Alagna recently and could not to understand why does he sing with that soprano so much. Then it was clear. I think that the audience loves the love of this pair, but their voices are unharmonious. Listen his singing with other sopranos. Compare his Romeo with the different sopranos. And "Traviata"! Gheorghiu-Violetta is the hostess of the life but not the unlacky woman.

[edobriensgrin]

oh dear, this is my all time favourite piece from my all time favourite opera but... that talking in the middle ... ugh, just no.

[Yeshua4Pearl]

They are married and have the freedom of demonstrating their affection, they are not just acting..... Their voices also reflect their love.

[ElliePearl]

@Yeshua4Pearl I don't think they are married anymore. I am pretty sure they hate each other now. lol O.O

[mort2003icia]

Not anymore, Angela filed for divorce last year...but back when this video was made they were still married

[gtelloz]

can't believe we ACTUALLY see the "Cassetta"...weird zeffirellesque style. Singing is not that bad tough.

RIP Angela and Roberto marriage, after 13 years...

[ShawDAMAN]

Yup. Am I the only one that saw that coming?? I'm sorry but it's true.

[mertsungu]

thats it! bravi!

[katesinger]

WOW. awesome.

[BirdEmerald]

Angela makes magic. Such a beautiful Voice...

[1mmiillkkaa1]

my favourite opera :*:*:*:*:*:*:

[krismilo]

One of the best scenes in all of opera!

[anselgoya]

aunque no se le considera para este repertorio me gusta mas con la nilson.

[nazaritasedicioso]

para mi modesto entender ,la soltura la personalidad y el frescor con que interpreta el papel de Tosca esta soprano son sobresalientes no he escuchado una interpretacion igual desde las grandes divas de la decada de los 80 como la marton,freni Tebaldi Sccoto y demas, creo que no exagera  el que la propone como la mejor soprano lirica en la actualidad, la produccion de esta obra es simplemente perfecta y se hace Justicia a la musica del maestro Puccini genio de genios

[toscadepuccini]

So sensitive.. Puccini for ever, Alagna forever

[sandy0071944]

c'est une belle chanteuse roumaine

[olderlondoner]

I have seen these two together many times and especially this film version of Tosca, and they are worth every penny. Beautiful voices and beautiful to look at, they definitely earn their title of the Posh and Becks of opera. Absolutely wonderful!

[motocica]

excuse me,dear emotion70, but i`m from the same town as she is(adjud, vrancea in romania) and my mother grew up with her and her sister!i was present at the funeral of her sister and don`t tell me that crap because i don`t want to talk about elena`s unhappy life!

[motocica]

emotion70, sorry but her sister elena did not died in a car crash.that was her brother-in-law.elena was very ill in that period,if you don`t know please don`t tell.for respect!

[emotion70]

I wished I hadn't been right about this terrible piece of information but I am right.Check Wikipedia Elena Dan.Anyway I am such a great fan of Angela that I'll never comment on something personal.I did it because I felt irony in SiEtln1's words.

[mushroom681]

The last minute of that was soo beautiful.

[ecrira4u]

The two conveyed more love and passion while they're singing than when they actually kiss. They could have left that part out and preserved the integrity of the scene. Magnificent vocals and musical arrangement nevertheless!

[SiEtIn1]

i bet roberto thinks he's prettier than angela

[darkflidder]

adoro esta opera en especial este dueto es uno de mis favoritos en esta opera junto con "E Lucevan Le Stelle" .

Puccini 4 ever

[miajun]

Is there anybody can tell me about the story of this scene?

[Emmalyne91]

Tosca is visting the church where her lover is painting a portrait of mary magdelene [i think.] When tosca sees the blue eyes, she freaks out and thinks her lover is having an affair with some blue eyed girl and demands that he change the color of mary's eyes to brown if it isn't true.

[miajun]

Thank you!!

[corellithebest]

Tosca's lover, the painter Mario Cavaradossi, used as a model for his portrait of Mary Magdalene a certain blond and blue-eyed Marchesa Attavanti, who happened to be there praying in front of the Virgin's statue at the time when he was painting it, so he used her as a model. Tosca was jealous because she thought he betrayed her with the Marchesa, and urged him to paint her eyes black, because Tosca is dark-haired and dark-eyed.

[ladybug09sings]

I love this- the singing is beautiful. but what is with the talking in the middle of the song? It's very strange and detracting

[sdorr]

From several years ago, of course. RA has been outside AG's circle, probably since the 2000 time frame.... RA seems to be making a bit of a comeback from some serious personal problems......always seemed to be a more interesting tenor, than AG was an interesting soprano....musically speaking....non-musically speaking, there's a bit more to say about AG...hahaha ....echoes of the dimaggio-monroe love-hate relationship...minus the old-school gentlemanlyness and complete lack of arrogance of Joe...

[motocica]

excuse me..they are married but angela doesn`t have any child...her adopted daughter is her niece...i know them peronally because we are from the same town from romania!

[zoima1]

una bella ragazza bella

[SiEtIn1]

and what is her brother's or sister's opinion on the adoption of his or her child?

[emotion70]

Unfortunately Angela's sister,Elena,died in a car crash.Elena was only 30.

[SiEtIn1]

oh i am so sorry to hear that

[prosdocimo]

I love this opera.... and regardless of what people say about these two sometimes, they are just amazing on this recording/video. Puccini's music is just breathtaking. Lovely acting, wonderful music, impecable style.

[SVENSKSOPRAN]

I cant believe how good they act...probably because they know eachother and had a lot of practise...so beautiful you just die

[Artisticz]

they are married and have a child.

[pwaszyk]

This movie is so beautiful... Watched it with my mum on tv with popcorn and tissues!! XD

It's great, the singers are perfect in this scene, and throughout the whole movie... Ah, so wonderful... Thanks for the vid!!

[biff4046]

beautifull so real act very very well together

[canzonettasullaria]

And it is quite legal, biff4046 ! ;-)

[biff4046]

yes i know they are married i also like joseph calleja my fellow cantryman maltese and i am very proud

[MorganaWalkyria]

Hermoso...preciosa escena...

quedé cautivada...

En cuanto a la gente q dice q Callas, Tebaldi, Caballé y tantos otros cantantes son inigualables: es verdad, cada uno dio lo suyo a la obra, cada uno interpretó al personaje de una forma distinta. por eso son inigualables: porq son distintos estilos, y no es la idea de un cantante imitar un estilo, sino ilustrar el suyo propio y hacerlo notar. Creo q esta versión es muy buena, y realmente me gustó mucho.

[jgomezllanos]

ke buen comentario, ami me ha tocado verla con olga romanko y fabiana bravo y las dos son excellentes la interpretacion las formas pero el significado es el mismo puccini supo realmente lo que queria comunicar con esta obra por que la misma musica te dice que es lo que esta pasando y t lleva de principio a fin

[gonzalojosevb]

Nunca igualaran a Raina Kabaivanska, Caballe o Callas, sopranos y a Pavarotti, Corelli, Placido Domingo, Kraus, Carreras, Gigli, esos son tenores no este ridiculo artistoide

[LucianoKraCore]

COMPLETAMENTE DE ACUERDO.ACTUALMENTE HACER PUBLICIDAD ES LO MAS RAPIDO PARA LOGRAR CAUTIVAR A LOS POCO CONOCEDORES Y ATRAPARLOS facilmente.

[Tiphou89]

Superbe! J'adore cet opéra, ce film est magnifique et les chanteurs extraordinaires!!!

[emmyelle]

Beautiful! I love Angela singing and acting so much... but what is with the weird film at the beginning and the singing background while they talk about 5 minutes in? Also, could someone tell me, is the Tosca DVD the entire opera? I saw the Romeo et Juliette DVD and thought some of the music might have been cut out (or maybe I was distracted... who knows). Thank you so much for posting!

[corellithebest]

Yes, it is the entire opera. Nothing has been cut out. I have the DVD with the whole film, and it's complete. I don't know about the Romeo et Juliette DVD (is this with Angela and Roberto as well - I'd like to have it), but I can tell you that the DVD contains the complete opera.

[GeaDancu]

Bravo Angela! Bravo! Romania loves you ! :X You are brilliant, and Roberto is magnific! Superb duo! Bravo!

[reduxmisc]

Looks ok, but Whats with the talking? I'd rather here them singing. Who thought that was a good idea? Also whith his hands all over

throat it looks like he's trying to strangle her. Strange. But over all I'm interested eniugh to buy the full DVD.

[azzz09zzza]

Roberto is very beautiful in this scene

[juanmlleras]

She is not only a wonderful singer and a very beautiful woman, but also a superb actress. Wow!!

[baritolo]

Come sono belli e coinvolti nella parte!

[jurdo33]

beautifull duet:)) i love it...and maestro alagna is perfect.bravo!

[rellrizzy]

Aww!