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Royal Opera House: Tosca (2011)

Royal Opera House: Tosca (2011)

Drama Music

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

Release Date: 2011, July 14
Directors: Jonathan Kent, Jonathan Haswell
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Royal Opera House, EMI Classics
Cast: Jonas Kaufmann, Jeremy White, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Bryn Terfel, Lukas Jakobski, Hubert Francis, John Morrissey, Angela Gheorghiu, Zhengzhong Zhou, William Payne

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.

Keywords:

live opera opera live performance