(Photo credit: Keith Saunders) The program booklet for Opera Australia’s new production at Sydney Opera House of “Tosca”, an Opera North production, says that “Puccini set each act of his opera in three very specific locations which you can still visit today: the Sant’Andrea della Valle church in Rome, the Palazzo Farnese and the Castel Sant-Angelo over the River Tiber”. {…}
(Photo: Tosca © ROH 2024) One of the more frequent criticisms aimed at opera singers, by those not acquainted in any way with the art form, pertains to what it is, exactly, they do other than sing. In OperaWire’s interview with the Cavaradossi of this production, Russell Thomas, the tenor said of many critics: “it’s a career that everybody who {…}
The Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is set to celebrate Giacomo Puccini with Puccini’s “Tosca” at the Caracalla Festival. The opera will be presented from July 5 through August 9 with set design by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas. Francesco Micheli will direct and Antonino Fogliani will conduct. The opera will star Carmen Giannattasio (July 5, 17, 26; August 3, 7 & {…}
The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of Puccini’s “Tosca” on June 3, 2024. The company said that Luca Salsi will sing the role of Scarpia replacing Ludovic Tézier. Salsi recently performed the role at the Teatro Regio di Parma and has performed Scarpia at the Teatro alla Scala, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Salzburg Festspiele, Teatro Real {…}
(Photo credit: Ali Wright) Whatever your views on Puccini, “Tosca” always draws a crowd. In a UK opera landscape mired by cuts and ever-tightening budgets, it is reassuring to see an opera festival that continues to stand on its own two feet, irrespective of Arts Council funding (or perhaps more accurately lack thereof). A full house then, as it was {…}
The Greek National Opera has announced it will offer 1,500 free tickets to unemployed individuals for the dress rehearsal of Giacomo Puccini’s “Tosca” on May 31, 2024, at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. The opera will offer the tickets for the ninth consecutive year. The production, which will be presented for four performances on June 1, 2, 6 and 11, 2024 {…}
When the Bayerische Staatsoper opens Kornél Mundruczó’ s new production of “Tosca” this week, it will feature two role debuts. One of those will belong to tenor Charles Castronovo. Even if this is the U.S. singer’s his first Cavaradossi, he’s no stranger to Puccini’s repertory. Over the years he has performed Rodolfo in “La Bohème” as well as Ruggero in {…}
The Teatro Regio di Parma has announced a cast change for its production of “Tosca.” The company said that for its May 17 and 19 performances, Maria José Siri and Fabio Sartori will sing the roles of Tosca and Cavaradossi replacing Anastasia Bartoli and Brian Jagde, who are ill. Siri and Sartori have performed the roles around the world and {…}
The Bayerische Staatsoper is set to perform a new production of Puccini’s “Tosca” in a new production by Kornél Mundruczó. Eleonora Buratto will take on the title role making her role debut. She will be joined by Charles Castronovo for the eight performances in May and June, and Jonas Kaufmann for the three remaining performances in July as Cavaradossi. Ludovic {…}
(Photo credit Madeline Grey) Lacking public monies common in Europe, opera becomes ever harder to produce in the USA, but its enthusiasts are a determined lot. The Old Line State used to enjoy a typical American setup for presenting opera, an established twentieth-century organization, the Baltimore Opera Company, situated in a sizable venue in Maryland’s largest city, the Lyric Opera {…}
Dayton Performing Arts Alliance is set to present Puccini’s “Tosca” this April. The showcase, which is set for April 20 and 21 at the Mead Theatre of the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, will be directed by Kathleen Clawson. Neal Gittleman conducts the score. The opera stars Caitlin Gotimer in the title role, which she took on at {…}