Tosca in The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet 2010
Tosca - Puccini's classic opera in The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet December 2010
Perfomances: December 19., 28. and 30.
Puccini's classic opera maintains its position of one of the world's most popular operas. Perhaps because Tosca has just about everything to offer: love, jealousy, lust, hate and intrigue. The background for the story is the Napoleonic entry into Northern Italy. The story takes place during one day, 17 June 1800. Central to the story is the painter Cavaradossi. After hiding political refugee Angelotti in the church where Cavaradossi is working on a portrait of Maria Magdalene, he is drawn into an intricate and brutal political intrigue dominated by Rome's powerful chief of police, baron Scarpia.
Tosca gives us three of the most beautiful arias Puccini wrote: Cavaradossi's Recondita armonia, E lucevan le stelle and Tosca’s Vissi d’arte. The production is a co-production with the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto, where Opera Director Paul Curran staged it in 2008. The production was made possible by a generous donation from Delia M. Moog.
Tosca:
Elena Pankratova (26/8, 30/8, 1/9, 4/9, 7/9, 10/9, 16/9)
Itziar M. Galdos (29/8, 31/8, 3/9, 6/9, 8/9, 20/9, 23/9, 26/9)
Cavaradossi:
Miroslav Dvorsky (26/8, 30/8, 1/9, 4/9, 7/9, 10/9, 16/9)
Henrik Engelsviken (29/8, 31/8, 3/9, 6/9, 8/9, 20/9, 23/9, 26/9)
Scarpia:
Jason Stearns (26/8, 30/8, 1/9, 4/9, 7/9, 10/9, 16/9)
Nikola Mijailovic (29/8, 31/8, 3/9, 6/9, 8/9, 20/9, 23/9, 26/9)
Angelotti: Yngve André Søberg
(Subject to change)
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa og Luici Illica
Conductor: John Helmer Fiore
Direrctor: Paul Curran
Set Design/ Costumes: Kevin Knight
Lighting Design: David Jacques
The Opera Chorus
The Opera Orchestra
Sung in Italian, Norwegian and English translations
Duration: App. 3 hours