Juan Diego Florez sings what has become his signature showpiece aria, that of the infamous 9 high C's: "Ah mes amis...pour mon ame" from Donizetti's La Fille du Regiment.
From a Paris recital in 2004.
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.
With Mauro Buffoli as Spoletta (I like him, great Spoletta).
1992, Conductor: Zubin Mehta.
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.
Boris Christoff sings King Phillip's aria from Verdi's Don Carlo.
His voice is not quite in its prime, but still has incredible and unique qualities.
Vienna, 1980s.
Soprano Katia Ricciarelli and Contralto Lucia Valentini sing the first movement of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater.
Chorus and Orchestra of La Scala, Conductor: Claudio Abbado. 1979.