Met Opera Live
Tosca by Puccini
Met Opera Live in HD
Sat 10 Oct 2009 6pm
Theatre: £25 (£20)
Conductor: James Levine
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Production Company: Met Opera Live
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CloseThe Met Opera bring a selection from their award-winning series of live, high-definition performance transmissions to Warwick Arts Centre.
“ Tosca combines Puccini’s glorious musical inspiration with the melodramatic vitality of one of the great Hitchcock films,” says Met Music Director James Levine, who conducts this new production.
The opera tells the story of three people – a famous opera singer, a free-thinking painter, and a sadistic chief of police – caught in a net of love and politics. Soprano Karita Mattila sings the title role for the first time outside her native Finland. Luc Bondy, acclaimed for his imaginative theatre and opera productions, directs. The cast also includes Marcelo Álvarez as Cavaradossi and George Gagnidze as Scarpia.
Running Time: 3hrs 30mins approximately (including 2 intervals)
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