three act puccini opera first performed in 1900

Tosca was premiered at a time of unrest in Rome, and its first performance was delayed for a day for fear of disturbances. However, turning the wordy French play into a succinct Italian opera took four years, during which the composer repeatedly argued with his librettists and publisher, a not unusual situation for him. After some vacillation the composer obtained the rights to turn the work into an opera in 1895.

Tosca is based on a play by the French poet Saerdou that Puccini saw when it was touring Italy in 1889.

Subtitles, Italian (original language), English, German, French and Spanish Sound formats: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1 DTS 5.1 Picture Format 16:9 The Royal Opera House Chorus & Orchestra, Covent Garden/Antonio Pappanoĭirector and Set Designer, Sylvain Chauvelot Sciarrone, another of Scarpia’s henchmen - Sorin Coliban (baritone)

Spoletta a henchman of Scarpia - David Cangelosi (Baritone) Mario Cavaradossi, a painter, her lover and a revolutionary - Roberto Alagna (tenor)īaron Scarpia, Rome’s feared Chief of Police - Ruggero Raimondi (bass-baritone)Ĭesare Angelotti, an revolutionary escaped from prison - Maurizio Muraro (bass baritone) Support us financially by purchasing this fromįloria Tosca, a diva - Angela Gheorghiu (soprano)

Three act puccini opera first performed in 1900