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
as Floria Tosca, a famous singer
Marcelo Álvarez
as Mario Cavaradossi
Ruggero Raimondi
as Il barone Scarpia
Marco Spotti
as Cesare Angelotti
Enrico Facini
as Spoletta
Fabio Previati
as The sacristan
Giuliano Pelizon
as Police officer
Angelo Nardinocchi
as A jailer
Ottavia Dorrucci
as A shepherd boy
