TOSCA (ROH) IN CINEMAS IN NOVEMBER

IN CINEMAS IN NOVEMBER 2011!

Powerful music, a gripping story and a tragic end: Puccini's ever-popular Tosca performed at the Royal Opera House with a fabulous cast. Among the star singers in this revival are Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann and Bryn Terfel. The Royal Opera Chorus and The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House are under the baton of Antonio Pappano, Music Director of the Royal Opera for a score that includes such great set pieces as the Act I 'Te Deum' and the arias 'Vissi d'arte' and 'E lucevan le stelle'. Jonathan Kent's detailed production draws to the full on the historical backdrop of Rome in 1800, a political world of control and suspicion, beautifully evoked in Paul Brown's lavish designs. 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 -- Tosca is one of opera's great nights out.

Floria Tosca: Angela Gheorghiu
Spoletta: Hubert Francis
Mario Cavaradossi: Jonas Kaufmann
Sciarrone: ZhengZhong Zhou
Baron Scarpia: Bryn Terfel
Sacristan: Jeremy White
Cesare Angelotti: Lukas Jakobski

Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Stage Director: Duncan Macfarland

For more details and to book tickets:
http://cinema.roh.org.uk/now-booking/nearest/%2A/23349

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• Angela Gheorghiu
• Hubert Francis
• Jonas Kaufmann
• ZhengZhong Zhou
• Bryn Terfel
• Jeremy White
• Lukas Jakobski
• Royal Opera Chorus
• Antonio Pappano
• Duncan Macfarland

[MustardLord99]

@stentorp they will!

[MustardLord99]

Great opera

[sofiesali]

@Zolyushka95 Me too.

[stentorp]

I hope they will sell is on DVD!



[diasfluis]

It's a stellar cast, and promises to be wonderful! It's a real pity that even pre-recorded releases like these are confined solely to the "Western" countries. There such a huge audience (and market) in countries like India. So the benefit would be mutual if screenings were held here too. India's classical music-starved population (which even a small fraction of the total, would still be larger than a small European nation) would get to see and hear great performances, & the revenue would be huge

[Zolyushka95]

I can't wait! My favourite singers in my favourite opera!!!

[fmiglio437]

un anteprima interessantissima - grazie dell'informazione -

commentare la musica del grande Puccini è superfluo