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2011 performance of Puccini's "Tosca" by the Royal Opera House - Tosca
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Title: Tosca

Release Date: 14 Jul 2011

Runtime: 2h 8m

Genre: Music

Director: Royal Opera House, EMI Classics

Production Companies: Royal Opera House, EMI Classics

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 9 (2 votes)

Cast

  • Floria Tosca: Angela Gheorghiu
  • Mario Cavaradossi: Jonas Kaufmann
  • Baron Scarpia: Bryn Terfel
  • Cesare Angelotti: Lukas Jakobski
  • Sacristan: Jeremy White
  • Spoletta - A police agent: Hubert Francis
  • Sciarrone - A police officer: Zhengzhong Zhou
  • Shepherd Boy: William Payne
  • Gaoler: John Morrissey
  • Conductor: Antonio Pappano
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