Puccini: Tosca (Arena di Verona) (2006)
Overview
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.
Cast
Fiorenza Cedolins
Floria Tosca, a famous singer
Marcelo Álvarez
Mario Cavaradossi
Ruggero Raimondi
Il barone Scarpia
Marco Spotti
Cesare AngelottiRecommendations
Grace Unplugged
Too Late Blues
Good Vibrations
Honeydripper
The Tales of Hoffmann
Taking Sides
Beyond the Sea
Make Mine Music
Radium Girls
The Mayor of Rione Sanità
Skater Girl
Look Back in Anger
Sound of Christmas
A Question of Faith
Plunder Road
Framed
A Daughter
Red Like the Sky
Waiting for Anya
House of Bamboo