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• Format: NTSC
• Studio: VIDEO ARTISTS INTERNATIONAL
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303926517
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #445,480 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tebaldi is breathtaking as Tosca., May 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Tosca [VHS] (VHS Tape)

To be sure, we have so few video memories of the Golden Age of Opera, in other words when opera singers were worth a damn. But this is a purists dream come true. Tebaldi at her very peak, truly showing why she was the very best spinto soprano ever. She has the tonal beauty required of this difficult tole, along with her ringing Cs and dramatic acting. A great opera to own, I only started a year ago, and this one I have loved the most. Puccini at his finest. Truly a must have.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 100 STARS FOR TOSCA!, May 23, 2000

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F. Barton "Forrest W. Barton" (Newport, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tosca [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video, carefully and painstakingly remastered from VAI, is the BEST video we have of Renata Tebaldi in an actual opera performance. VIDEOTAPED in 1961 in Stuttgart, the performance leaves you breathless. Also of considerable note, this is George London's ONLY complete opera performance on video. He certainly gives Gobbi a run for his money as Scarpia, bringing his own tremendous characterization to the role. Tobin is quite good, but those who watch with careful eyes, in the (GREAT) close-ups, you will see Renata feeding him his lines! This ENTIRE performance is played to the audience, not to television cameras. It is EXTREMELY great condition, a very fine, detailed black and white print, and CD quality sound. It's like you were right there! Tebaldi's performance is superb, and with the exception of a less-than-great Tokyo video, this is the only video of Tebaldi ONSTAGE in this role. Truly great work from ALL, there is not one second missing from this video. It's NOT film, it's a videotape, and evidently was not ruined before VAI got to it!Thankfully, for those of us too young to ever have seen Tebaldi live in a performance, this video exists. It is not only a MUST, it's a cannot do without! 100 stars!