Puccini: Tosca (Arena di Verona)

Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist has offended and thrilled audiences for more than a century. Critics, for their part, have often had problems with Tosca’s rather grungy subject matter, the directness and intensity of its score, and the crowd-pleasing dramatic opportunities it provides for its lead roles. But these same aspects have also made Tosca one of a handful of iconic works that seem to represent opera in the public imagination.

Cast

Fiorenza Cedolins Floria Tosca, a famous singer Marcelo Álvarez Mario Cavaradossi Ruggero Raimondi Il barone Scarpia Marco Spotti Cesare Angelotti

Enrico Facini Spoletta

Fabio Previati The sacristan

Giuliano Pelizon Police officer

Angelo Nardinocchi A jailer

Ottavia Dorrucci A shepherd boy

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