Royal Opera House: Tosca

2h 8min

Music

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Royal Opera House

EMI Classics

Cast

Angela Gheorghiu

Angela Gheorghiu

Floria Tosca
Jonas Kaufmann

Jonas Kaufmann

Mario Cavaradossi
Bryn Terfel

Bryn Terfel

Baron Scarpia
Lukas Jakobski

Lukas Jakobski

Cesare Angelotti
Jeremy White

Jeremy White

Sacristan
Hubert Francis

Hubert Francis

Spoletta - A police agent
Zhengzhong Zhou

Zhengzhong Zhou

Sciarrone - A police officer
William Payne

William Payne

Shepherd Boy
Antonio Pappano

Antonio Pappano

Self - Conductor
Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo Puccini

Self - Composer

Release date

14th Jul 2011

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Italiano