La Scala - A Documentary of Performances - DVD

This historic DVD Documentary, La Scala: A Documentary of Performances, is a fascinating chronicle of history and famous performances from Milan's "Teatro alla Scala" (or La Scala, as it is commonly known), the world's most famous theatre and opera house. Now in its third century and located in Italy, La Scala has been host to the great successes of every major operatic composer. Witness scenes from its most memorable productions including excerpts from a 1940s Norma, rehearsals and opening nights, and rare footage of the theatre after the World War II bombing- and its rebuilding. Mario Del Monaco, Tito Gobbi, Tito Schipa, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Arturo Toscanini and other opera greats are captured in original performances culled from Giuseppe Verdi, Bizet, Rossini, Puccini and Bellini's use.greatest operatic masterpieces. A must for every collector and Opera lover, the DVD, La Scala: A Documentary of Performances, is the definitive look at the world's foremost operatic mecca, and one of the world's most legendary opera house.

Tracklisting:
01 Verdi - Otello: Tempesta (La Scala Chorus)
02 Bizet - Carmen: Toreador Song (Gino Bechi)
03 Salieri - Europa Riconosciuta: La Scala's Inauguration (M. Carosio)
04 Rossini - Barbiere de Siviglia: Lindoro's Serenade (Tito Schipa)
05 Bellini - Norma: Casta Diva (Maria Caniglia)
06 Donizetti - S. Sebastiano Ballet: La Scala Ballet (Nives Poli)
07 Verdi - Nabucco: Va, Pensiero (La Scala Chorus)
08 Verdi - Rigoletto: La Donna E Mobile (Mario Del Monaco)
09 Verdi - Il Trovatore: Il Balen Sel Suo Sorriso (Tito Gobbi)
10 Verdi - Il Traviata: Libiamo Nei Lieti Calici (Mario Del Monaco)
11 Verdi - Aida: Triumphal March (Ensemble)
12 Verdi - Otello: Esultate! (Mario Del Monaco)
13 Verdi - Falstaff: Quand'ero Paggio (Vita de Taranto)
14 Cilea - L'Arlesiana: Lamento Di Federico (Ferruccio Tagliavini)
15 Giordano - Andrea Chenier: Improvviso (Mario Del Monaco)
16 Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana: Viva Il Vino Spumeggiante (Marco Del Monaco)
17 Leoncavallo - Pagliacci: Prologo (Tito Gobbi)
18 Puccini - Tosca: E Lucevan Le Stelle (Galliano Masini)
19 Mascagni - Nerone: Triclinium Scene (Galliano Masini & Margherita Carosio)
20 Verdi - La Forza Del Destino: Overture (Arturo Toscanini)
21 Weber - Invito Al Valzer: La Scala Ballet (Nives Poli)