Royal Opera House: Tosca (2011)
The star singers in this revival of the 2006 production were Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann and Bryn Terfel; the Royal Opera Chorus and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House were under the baton of Antonio Pappano, the Music Director of the Royal Opera House. The pageantry of church ritual, the darkness of a brooding study with its hidden torture chamber and the false optimism of the light of a Roman dawn - all throw into relief the love of the beautiful diva Tosca, the idealism of her lover Cavaradossi and the deadly, destructive obsession of the malevolent Chief of Police, Scarpia. Drama, passion and fabulous music.
Directors: Jonathan Kent, Jonathan Haswell.
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Angela Gheorghiu as Floria Tosca |
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Jonas Kaufmann as Mario Cavaradossi |
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Bryn Terfel as Baron Scarpia |
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Lukas Jakobski as Cesare Angelotti |
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Jeremy White as Sacristan |
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Hubert Francis as Spoletta - A police agent |
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Zhengzhong Zhou as Sciarrone - A police officer |
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William Payne as Shepherd Boy |
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John Morrissey as Gaoler |
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Antonio Pappano as Self - Conductor |
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Orchestra of the Royal Opera House as Self - Orchestra |
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Giacomo Puccini as Self - Composer |
| Directing | Jonathan Kent | Director |
| Directing | Jonathan Haswell | Director |
| Writing | Victorien Sardou | Original Story |
| Writing | Luigi Illica | Writer |
| Writing | Giuseppe Giacosa | Writer |
| Sound | Antonio Pappano | Music Director |
| Sound | Giacomo Puccini | Original Music Composer |
