Tosca
9
128 minutes
7/14/2011
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.
Cast List
Angela Gheorghiu
as Floria Tosca
Jonas Kaufmann
as Mario Cavaradossi
Bryn Terfel
as Baron Scarpia
Lukas Jakobski
as Cesare Angelotti
Jeremy White
as Sacristan
Hubert Francis
as Spoletta - A police agent
Zhengzhong Zhou
as Sciarrone - A police officer
William Payne
as Shepherd Boy
John Morrissey
as Gaoler
Antonio Pappano
as Conductor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House