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Afternoon Concert: Thursday Opera Matinee: Puccini - Tosca

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Ian Skelly

16/06/2016

Puccini - Tosca

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Ian Skelly presents a performance of Puccini's Tosca given at the Vienna State Opera.

Ian Skelly presents a performance of Puccini's Tosca given in 2016 at the Vienna State Opera, starring Angela Gheorghiu, Jonas Kaufmann and Bryn Terfel.

Thursday Opera Matinee: a performance of Puccini's Tosca given in April at the Vienna State Opera. Passion, jealousy, suicide and murder: Tosca is a compelling theatrical experience. The main roles are taken by a glittering trio of the world's greatest opera stars - Angela Gheorghiu sings the title role, Jonas Kaufmann is her lover Cavaradossi, and Bryn Terfel is Baron Scarpia, a menacing embodiment of sadistic evil. 

Presented by Ian Skelly

Floria Tosca ..... Angela Gheorghiu, soprano
Mario Cavaradossi .... Jonas Kaufmann, tenor
Baron Scarpia .... Bryn Terfel, baritone
Cesare Angelotti ..... Ryan Speedo Green, bass
Sacristan ..... Alfred Sramek, baritone
Spoletta ..... Benedict Kobel, tenor
Sciarrone ..... Marcus Pelz, bass
Jailor ..... Il Hong, bass
Shepherd boy ..... Bernhard Sengstschmid, treble
Vienna State Opera Chorus and Orchestra
Jesus Lopez Cobos, conductor.

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