I have tried to post this response three times, but every time I click to a different tab to look something up, my entry and all the text and links disappear.
What I have tried to post is that I love Puccini. Two of the greatest opera recordings ever made were Puccini.
1. La Boheme - Sir Thomas Beecham conducting. With Jussi Björling and Victoria del Los Angeles. A cast, conductor, and orchestra that was put together at last notice. An amazing performance, certainly the best of this work ever recorded.
2. Tosca - Victor di Sabata conducting. With Callas and Gobbi, it is an incredible performance with Maria Callas in top form. Again, the top of the top.
3. Bach, Goldberg Variations, Glenn Gould, 1955. I can listen to this over and over again. The virtuosity and interpretation says that even old Bach would be astounded.
And Mozart? Try Giulini conducting his operas. I recommend Le Nozze di Figaro with Schwarzkoph and Moffo.
If Safari did not utterly suck, I would have links to performances. Just Google Tosca di Sabata and La Böheme Beecham and you'll get them.
BTW, I also love Solti's Wagner's Ring cycle, recorded in the late fifties to sixties. All 19 CDs of it!
My thing is audio arts, your is visual. Somehow we seem to be meeting between. That's good.
Sorry for all the edits. As I said Safari utterly sucks.
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