If Cavaradossi is condemned, will Tosca trade her honor to save him? With its themes of political intrigue, sexual intimidation and official hypocrisy, Puccini’s great melodrama set in 1800 is anything but dated.
The painter Cavaradossi risks everything to shelter his comrade but his lover, the fiery Tosca, keeps playing cat and mouse with the lustful and sadistic Baron Scarpia, the chief of police. Soprano Fiorenza Cedolins has dropped out of the Lyric Opera of Chicagos upcoming production of Puccinis Tosca for medical reasons, the company announced. Rome in the year 1800 is a deadly place for dissidents. Dmitri Jurowski conducts.Īn idealistic artist, a celebrated singer and a corrupt police chief engage in a fierce battle of wills in this tempestuous tale of cruelty and deception. A woman who takes charge of her life and fights for what she wants. The performance will be sung in Italian and will run approximately three hours. Tosca- Lyric Opera- A diva who has all of Rome at her feet. Broadcasts from the Lyric Opera of Chicago continue on Classical 90.5 at noon this Saturday, July 11, with a performance of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, set to a libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, based on the play La Tosca by Victorien Sardo. Puccinis Tosca is one of the most dramatic and passionate works in the repertoire no wonder its been a Lyric favorite since the companys very first season in 1954. Music by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Illica & Giacosa A Boston Lyric Opera & Opera Omaha co-production October 13- 22, 2017 Tickets & more: BLO.org.
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