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Few of Maria Callas's performances were filmed, so these two gala concerts recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in 1962 and 1964 are special. On 4 November 1962, it was before an excited audience that she appeared unexpectedly in a live television transmission of a concert with several other performers. She was in excellent vocal condition, which reassured her fans, who had heard rumors that she was vanishing from the stage to be with Aristotle Onassis or because her voice was failing. Callas sings "Tu che le vanita" from Verdi's Don Carlo and the flirtatious gypsy girl's role in the Habanera and the Seguedille from Bizet's Carmen. In 1963 Callas occasionally recorded for EMI in Paris, but her last triumph was her appearance in Puccini's Tosca at Covent Garden in 1964. The director was Franco Zeffirelli and singing in the role of Scarpia was baritone Tito Gobbi.

Actors: Maria Callas, Renato Cioni, Tito Gobbi, Robert Bowman, Dennis Wicks
Directors: Franco Zeffirelli
Producers: Bill Ward
Format: Multiple Formats, Classical, Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: Italian (PCM Mono)
Subtitles: English, German, French
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: 
 NR 
 Not Rated
Studio: Unknown Publisher - Being Researched
DVD Release Date: August 13, 2002
Run Time: 70 minutes





4 November 1962
1. Don Carlo* - Tu che le vanità
2. Carmen* - Prelude
3. Habanera
4. Entrance
5. Séguedille

9 February 1964
6. Tosca - Tosca è un buon falco!
7. Ha più forte
8.Egi è là
9. Dov'è dunque Angelotti?
10. Ed or fra noi parliam da buoni amici
11. Orsù, Tosca, parlate
12. Floria! Amore...
13.  Vittoria! Vittoria!
14. Se la giurata fede
15.  Vissi d'arte
16. Vedi, le man giunte
17. E qual via scegliete?

Maria Callas (Tosca)
Renato Cioni (Cavaradossi)
Tito Gobbi (Scarpia)
Robert Bowman (Spoletta)
Dennis Wicks (Sciarrone)

Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House
Conductor: Georges Prêtre*
Conductor: Carlo Felice Cillario
Set designer and Director: Franco Zeffirelli 
Picture: 16:9 1080i
Sound: PCM 2.0 stereo / DTS HD Master Audio
Format: 60i BD25
Region code: 0 (Worldwide)
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE
Year: 1962 / 1964
Running Time: 70 mins



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