Thursday, October 11, 2007

Puccini's Tosca

Puccini's operas are emotionally draining. Here's the aria, "Vissi d'arte..." from Tosca, powerfully interpreted by Angela Gheorghiu. You can hear the despair in her voice. In the aria, she demands to know from God why she is being made to suffer terribly.


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