There are a plethora of Rysanek Toscas out there in Pirate Land and Andy has, including this one, five of them. Rysanek is incendiary in all of them. She always gave a performance and the role of Tosca was one of her best. It's always interesting to hear her with different colleagues too.All of this is leading up to the fact that this release is rather superfluous because Rysanek gave just as good performances elsewhere and in much better sound. There is an audible shift for the better in the middle of Act Two. Before that the tape wavering is frustrating although the voices come through. We begin with Cavaradossi's "Dammi colori..." in Act One and go through his and Angelotti's exit before jumping to Scarpia's "Or tutto chiaro", losing about ten minutes from Act One. All of Act Two is present. Act Three begins just before the Jailor's "Mario Cavaradossi?" and is complete until the end.As a filler, Andy gives us most of Act Two from a contemporary performance of Tosca with Rysanek, Johns, and Gobbi, also available complete from Opera Depot and in much better sound. If you want a Rysanek Tosca, start with that one.This is for Rysanek completists.