The DVD is ***HERE*** in U.S. format! And what a deal!!


Yes indeed, this 'live' version of Tosca in the appropriate geographical settings is part of a trilogy with two other Puccini operas, Manon Lescaut and La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West). Placido Domingo sings the tenor lead here in all three operas: with Catherine Malfitano as the lead in Tosca, with Kiri te Kanawa as Manon, and with Carol Neblett as Minnie in La Fanciulla. The trilogy is the first volume of a set of Domingo's greatest opera roles. You can find this 3-opera DVD at Amazon at:

Placido Domingo Vol. 1: Puccini - Tosca/Manon Lescaut/La Fanciulla Del West (2009)
http://www.amazon.com/Placido-Domingo-Vol-Puccini-Fanciulla/dp/B002Q5O706/ref=pd_sbs_v_1

I have seen Domingo live in all three of these at Lyric Opera in Chicago and enjoyed them immensely -- but there is something quite special about seeing him and Malfitano sing Tosca live in the actual story locations in Rome ... I remember seeing it here in Chicago on PBS and having to mark my calendar and set my clock to catch it at the correct time of day. Just marvelous!

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