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1 day ago · Photo: Marc Brenner. Giacomo Puccini, whose death 100 years ago is being marked by more productions than ever of his operas, is sometimes taken to task for making victims of his heroines. In Tosca, the heroine is indeed pursued by a repellant man and tormented by the torture of her politically active lover, but the body on the stage at the end ...
5 days ago · TOSCA, A UNIVERSALLY ADORED OPERA. This popular opera by Giacomo Puccini was premiered at Rome's famous Teatro Costanzi in 1900. In three acts and sung to a libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa an Luigi Illica, the opera is about lovers who are threatened by and evil police chief at the time of Napoleon's invasion of Italy in 1800.
2 days ago · His voice is a veritable cornucopia of wonderful tones and colours, displaying great technique and breath control; booming and sonorous one moment, melting, soft utterances the next. His interactions with Cavaradossi displayed profound wickedness and arrogance, like some mafioso boss dealing with an errant member who had double-crossed the clan.
Jun 11, 2024 · Cavaradossi paints (or chalks) his mural on the floor on the part of Holland Park’s stage that lies in front of the orchestra, like a street artist on a pavement, with the woman he ‘creates’ reflecting 1960s ideas of glamour and beauty. The wall also bears posters that paint a picture of Rome in 1968.
4 days ago · Dramatic, stadium-style lights by Lee Curran put a razor focus on the unfolding action, revealing beauty and menace in turn. Tosca is the perfect first taste of opera, and one opera lovers return to again and again, to experience how music can bring great stories to emotional highs.
Jun 26, 2024 · His entrance sets the tone for Opera Australia’s new Tosca: a gripping, visually captivating game of cat-and-mouse. Edward Dick’s production, created for Opera North (Leeds, UK), displaces ...
Jun 27, 2024 · Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca. Sydney Opera House, now until August 16. https://opera.org.au/productions/tosca-sydney. Directed by Edward Dick, this production of Giacomo Puccini's iconic 'Tosca' is a highly impactful opera. Bring the tissues.
