The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia has announced a cast change for its concert performance of Puccini’s “Tosca” on Oct. 24, 2024. The company said that Roberto Frontali will sing the role of Scarpia taking over for Ludovic Tézier who is ill. For his part, Tézier took to social media and said, “Dear friends, a virus has put me in {…}
(Photo credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) This season’s premiere of Met Opera’s “Tosca” features Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, in the titular role, marking her 100th Met performance. Her Met debut was in 2004 as Olympia in Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” and her performances leading up to this season have all been unforgettable, especially Kurzak as Tosca. Her voice alongside tenor {…}
(photo courtesy of Utah Opera) Tulsa Opera has announced a cast change for its upcoming Act two showcase of “Tosca” as part of the President’s Council Dinner Concert. The company revealed that Leah Crocetto has withdrawn from the performance. In her stead, audiences will experience the talents of Kara Shay Thomson on Oct. 8, 2024 at 6 p.m. Thomson has {…}
Toledo Opera and Toledo Spirits are teaming up for “Get into the Spirit of Opera” on Oct. 3, 2024. The showcase will feature members of the upcoming “Tosca” cast as they serenade audience members at The Toledo Spirits Company on North Summit Street. There will also be a drawing for two tickets to the upcoming “Tosca” performance on Oct. 18, {…}
(Credits: Hermann und Clärchen Baus) Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca,” adapted from a play by Victorien Sardou, was famously criticized by American musicologist Joseph Kerman, who dismissed it as a “shabby little shocker” and predicted its swift decline from the operatic canon. Despite this, “Tosca” endures as a favorite among audiences, thanks to Puccini’s brilliant music and masterful orchestration that elevate it {…}
The Toledo Opera is set to present Puccini’s “Tosca.” The company will present the work on Oct 18 and 20, 2024 at the Valentine Theatre and will showcase a Soprano Lindsey Anderson debuting in the title role, tenor Brendan Boyle making his debut as Mario Cavaradossi, and baritone Corey Crider as Scarpia. They will be joined by Jason Budd, Robbie Raso, Brady DelVecchio, Alex Britton, and {…}
(Credit: Karen Almond/Metropolitan Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to present Puccini’s “Tosca” for 13 performances. The production, which runs between Sept. 25 and Jan. 23, will feature three casts. The opening cast in September–October, will star soprano Aleksandra Kurzak in the title role alongside tenor SeokJong Baek and baritone George Gagnidze. Xian Zhang and Marco Armiliato conduct. OperaWire raved {…}
The Sejong Center insists that there was no “formal agreement” on encores during the performance of “Tosca” that soprano Angela Gheorghiu interrupted. The famed soprano stopped a performance of “Tosca” on Sunday during an encore of “E lucevan le stelle,” demanding “respect.” She was promptly booed at the curtain call and then issued a statement claiming that an agreement had {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta) Deutsche Grammophon is recording a new “Tosca” to celebrate the centenary of Puccini’s death. The upcoming recording will mark the start of a multi-year partnership between Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and the German label. The upcoming recording will be led by Daniel Harding and will star Eleonora Buratto in the title role, Jonathan Tetelman as Cavaradossi, {…}
The New York City Opera is set to present a concert production of Puccini’s “Tosca.” The performance will be held at the Bryant Park Picnic presented by Bank of America on August 24, 2024, at Bryant Park, NYC. Audiences will be able to see it on a first-come, first-served basis and is designed to be enjoyed casually. The opera will {…}
(Photo credit: © Marc Brenner/Royal Opera) N.B. In this performance of “Tosca” Russell Thomas replaced the previously scheduled Yusif Eyvazov, who was indisposed. Entitlement enlightens spectators on the contrasting and yet comparable personas of soprano Floria Tosca and barbaric chief of police Scarpia: spoiled brats forsaking all who block their way. Sways of a dress’s train portray the former’s annexing {…}