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(More customer reviews)I agree with everything the first reviewer said except about the visual qualities of the DVD. Clearly, this was in the early days of video recording. The lighting is sometimes harsh; the singers sometime stand outside the light; they sometime stand in one another's light so a singer sings in shadow.
All that in mind, so what? Opera is, first and foremost, singing. The singing on this DVD is pure heaven. And that's not to say that this DVD is not visually striking, it is. Tebaldi and London occupy their roles through voice and stage presence that makes for a great, video recorded opera. Tebaldi is Tosca; and London is one of the best Scarpia's I have seen or heard. The remaineder of the cast, Eugene Tobin especially, perform with nary a missed step. The orchestra? Well, the tremendously hard french horn passage that opens the third act is near perfect; the french horns play as one instrument.
This may not be the most visually accomplished Tosca (it was recorded 40 years ago), but even in black and white anyone with a drop of imagination can see the beauty of the costuming, the sets and the singers themselves. It is the singing and the fullness with which Tebaldi and London create visually believable characters that make this DVD a must. I cannot recommend it strongly enough.
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