Raimondi, Domingo, Malfitano - Tosca Act 2 - Scarpia's Death

This is from a 1992 production in which Tosca was performed in the exact places of the libretto, in something close to real time. The orchestra was a few miles away.

1992, Conductor: Zubin Mehta.

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Music

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• Ruggero
• Raimondi
• gabba01
• Placido
• Domingo
• Catherine
• Malfitano
• Puccini
• Tosca
• bass
• basso
• soprano
• tenor
• aria
• opera

[nephelai]

Il ruolo di Scarpia calza perfettamente a Ruggero Raimondi che un allestimento dopo l'altro ci regala sempre nuovi ritratti di questo personaggio tanto crudele (ma allo stesso tempo tanto affascinante...credo che ogni donna ne sia attratta in realtà).

[operafilia24]

¡Ese es el mejor beso en toda la historia de la opera!

Hasta el tapete le movio a la Tosca, (a lo mejor hasta a la Malfitano) seguro que ni siquiera Mario Cavaradossi la besó nunca así.

Me pregunto: ¿cuantas veces habrán tenido que ensayar esta escena? ;)

[Pamp02]

ma...non ci prendiamo in giro: la Malfiano è TERRIFICANTE! ma chi ce l'ha messa??? non trasmette nulla, anzi disturba!

[xTheElderScrollsIVx]

6:27 best scene of tosca!

[OperaMystery80]

The kiss was totally inappropriate and weird. I don't believe that Tosca was attracted to Scarpia. In the opera, the characters are clearly defined as good or evil. Scarpia is evil. Tosca repeatedly calls him "demone" which means demon or monstruo "Monster". She doesn't want him to touch her ever "non tocarmi" and she says "I hate you" "t'odio, t'odio". Come on now, get real, Scarpia shoud be sung like the evil monster he is. Malfitano sings this so badly. She doesn't have the voice for this

[sbrooks187]

@nephelai Sono d'accordo.

[MrMrmike5]

Oh he was still breathing! stab him a few more times!

[ranigema]

@blichilde ti avevo detta che con la tua aria saccente mi fai ridere?

raimondi é un macellaio,ha una bruttissima voce e urla come un ubriaco!

la bellezza nella voce é un mistero per lui,purtroppo tu non hai la minima idea che cosa vuol dire la parola lirica!

ascoltare non vuol dire'sentire' e sopratutto conoscere!

puoi scrivere quello che vuoi cara,per me sei una ignorante!

raimondi é un pessimo prodotto italiano,urla,grida con la sua bruttissima voce!l'eleganza é nemica N1 á raimondi! ciao.

[Snowss]

I dont like scarpia too devilish and "bad"...is not real. Bad people in reality dont behave like devil, with an horrible face trying to scare everybody...on the contrary, the behave like angels...;-)

[AnryK2690]

When we are watching this film we shouldn't judge it very strictly - it is a live film. And singers are concentrated mainly on singing.

I prefer 2001 film by Benoit Jaquot. With Gheorghiu-Alagna-Raimondi and Pappano conducting. Very high level musically and very good as acting. There Scarpia is an evil old terrifying bastard and Gheorghiu is far better than Malfitano in every single way. Though it lacks domingo. Well, every Tosca lacks Domingo... :D

[AnryK2690]

@MastersoftheOpera It's all about that handsome Scarpia. I don't like it either but once Zeffirelli said (when he was interviewed about his Gobbi-Callas staging in 1964 in London) - Tosca didn't want to bed with Scarpia, because she was afraid of liking it. I don't think Gobbi was weak-sounding. He wasn't the best baritone voice ever, but was "singing actor" and "acting singer" - he changed his voice for the role.

I know that Karajan-Taddei recording. Their Te Deum is my favourite.