Tosca

September 11, 13, 16, 19, 2009

Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica
sung in Italian with English subtitles

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Unbridled emotions explode throughout this powerful drama. Puccini's exquisitely beautiful score is punctuated by soaring, sensuous, and beloved melodies. Set in Rome during the time of the Napoleonic Wars, Tosca has all the elements of a classic opera plot...passion, revenge, secrecy and acts of torture.

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Cast Highlights

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Lisa Daltirus received rave reviews for her portrayal of Tosca at New York Grand Opera: "Imperious, her eyes ablaze, the very image of Tosca...she exuded an intangible electricity, that charge that comes across to the audience when something is really happening onstage." - The New York Times

"In Pittsburgh Opera's production of Tosca, Greer Grimsley brings to the villain's role such a multifaceted performance that the Opera might as well change the billboards to read 'Scarpia!'" - The Pittsburgh City Paper

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Synopsis

The beautiful opera singer Tosca and her beau, revolutionary painter Cavaradossi, find themselves in the middle of a political love triangle when the corrupt police chief Scarpia arrests Cavaradossi and sentences him to death. Will the passionate diva save her lover and escape Scarpia's evil clutches?

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In-depth Guide

Want to know all about Tosca? Or what motivated Puccini to compose what has become a timeless opera? Read the information opera guide featuring historical background and detailed plot analysis.

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