Release Date

14 Jul, 2011

Runtime

02:08: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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

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.

Original Title

Royal Opera House: Tosca

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Actors

Angela Gheorghiu

Jonas Kaufmann

Bryn Terfel

Lukas Jakobski

Jeremy White

Hubert Francis

Zhengzhong Zhou

William Payne

John Morrissey

Antonio Pappano

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Giacomo Puccini

Crew

Jonathan Haswell

Jonathan Kent

Giacomo Puccini

Giuseppe Giacosa

Luigi Illica

Victorien Sardou

Antonio Pappano