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An all-consuming experience

This is an exhilarating ride that will spit you out emotionally ragged

Maria Callas (Tosca)

Giuseppe di Stefano (Cavaradossi), Tito Gobbi (Scarpia), Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala Milan/ Victor de Sabata

Warner Classics 2564634103

Recorded in August 1953, in the middle of a

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