Puccini: Tosca / Magee, Kaufmann, Hampson
Label: DECCA Catalog: 0743828 Format: BLU RAY Emily Magee (Tosca), Jonas Kaufmann (Cavaradossi), Thomas Hampson (Scarpia), Valeriy Murga (Angelotti), Giuseppe Scorsin (Sagristano) Orchestra of the Opera House, Zurich, Paolo Carignani“Kaufmann is so eloquent that the deficiencies flying around him on stage vanish as soon as he opens his mouth...A modest word of praise, too, for Giuseppe Scorsin as the Sacristan, characterfully bumbling round Anthony Ward’s annoying sets in his pullover with holes...But the music that matters comes from Kaufmann’s throat, mellifluously convincing no matter what the production’s ills.” - The Times, 2011 Price: $24.98 |