Puccini: Tosca (Arena di Verona) (2006)
Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist has offended and thrilled audiences for more than a century. Critics, for their part, have often had problems with Tosca’s rather grungy subject matter, the directness and intensity of its score, and the crowd-pleasing dramatic opportunities it provides for its lead roles. But these same aspects have also made Tosca one of a handful of iconic works that seem to represent opera in the public imagination.
Directors: Hugo De Ana, Loreena Kaufmann.
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Fiorenza Cedolins as Floria Tosca, a famous singer |
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Marcelo Álvarez as Mario Cavaradossi |
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Ruggero Raimondi as Il barone Scarpia |
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Marco Spotti as Cesare Angelotti |
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Enrico Facini as Spoletta |
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Fabio Previati as The sacristan |
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Giuliano Pelizon as Police officer |
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Angelo Nardinocchi as A jailer |
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Ottavia Dorrucci as A shepherd boy |
| Directing | Hugo De Ana | Director |
| Sound | Daniel Oren | Conductor |
| Directing | Loreena Kaufmann | Director |
| Sound | Giacomo Puccini | Music |
