Composer of the Week - Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) - Torre del Lago

Donald Macleod looks at the lifestyle Puccini enjoyed at his home in Torre del Lago. There, away from the glare of publicity, he could compose in peace, play cards, drink rough red wine with the locals and was able to shoot wildfowl on Lake Massaciuccoli. Casa mia, casa mia Placido Domingo (tenor) Julius Rudel (piano) L'uccellino Roberta Alexander (soprano) Tan Crone (piano) Recondite armonia (Tosca, Act 1) Placido Domingo (tenor) Angelo Veccia (baritone) Philharmonia Orchestra Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) Mario! Mario! Mario!... Ah, quegli occhi! (Tosca, Act 1) Leontyne Price (soprano) Placido Domingo (tenor) Vienna Philharmonic Herbert von Karajan (conductor) Dov'e Angelotti... nel pozzo... nel giardino (Tosca, Act 2) Tito Gobbi (baritone) Giuseppe di Stefano, Franco Calabrese (tenors) Maria Callas (soprano) Orchestra of La Scala, Milan Victor de Sabata (conductor) Tosca (Act 3, excerpt) Angela Gheorghiu (soprano) Roberto Alagna, David Cangelosi (tenors) Sorin Coliban (bass) Chorus of the Royal Opera House Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Antonio Pappano (conductor).