October 10

MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: TOSCA

Posted by Layla on October 10, 2009 in MET OPERA LIVE IN HD | Leave a comment

GIACOMO PUCCINI

2009-2010 HD OPERA SEASON

OCTOBER 10, 2009 @ 1:00 PM

RUN TIME: 3 HRS 35 MIN

Tosca 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, recently seen in last season’s Live in HD presentation of Salome, sings the title role for the first time outside her native Finland. Luc Bondy, acclaimed for his imaginative theater and opera productions, directs. The cast also includes Marcelo Álvarez as Cavaradossi and George Gagnidze as Scarpia. Joseph Colaneri conducts.

Text courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera website: http://www.metopera.org

Conductor: Joseph Colaneri

Production: Luc Bondy

Cast: Karita Mattila, Marcelo Álvarez, George Gagnidze, Paul Plishka

CAST SHEET & SYNOPSIS:

http://www.metoperafamily.org/uploadedFiles/MetOpera/watch_and_listen/hd_events/TOSCA.synopsis.DATES.pdf

VIDEO: Courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera