Tosca-Puccini-Gigli-Rio 1947/Frag

Fragmentos de la ópera Tosca de Puccini grabados en vivo en el Teatro Municipal de Río de janeiro el 3 de septiembre de 1947
Floria Tosca. Elisabetta Barbato
Mario Cavaradossi. Beniamino Gigli
Duo primer acto-Mario, Mario
Vissi d'arte
E lucevan le stelle
Escena final

[@sidneikovacs5499]

E lucevan le stelle realmente é Beniamino Gigli, Gigli é inconfundível, inigualável, respeitando o grande Tagliavini....

[@leslieepstein4700]

This was released on a pirated LP in the mid-1960s by Edward J, Smith, a pioneer in the opera pirating business. You had to be on his mailing list to get his announcements and purchase the records. He was very discreet. Being a big Gigli fan I purchased the LP as soon as it was released. He also sometimes played fast and loose with his releases. While listening to it, I found places where, all of a sudden, Gigli sounded like Ferruccio Tagliavini. I wrote to Smith saying, "At his best I might mistake Tagliavini for Gigli, but I have never mistaken Gigli for Tagliavini!" maintaining that portions of that disc were clearly Tagliavini. He wrote back, saying that sections of the original recording had drifted off and he inserted Tagliavini to keep the music flowing. Of course, he should have stated that up front. If you listen carefully, the section from 9:17 to 9:37 is Tagliavini. Also a good portion of E lucevan le stelle appears to be Tagliavini.