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10 February 2018 (Sat), 19:00 World famous Mariinsky Ballet and Opera - Mariinsky II (New Theatre) - Stars of the Stars  Opera Giacomo Puccini "Tosca" (Opera in 3 Acts)

Running time: 3 hours 10 minutes (till 22:10)

The performance has 2 intermissions

Schedule for Giacomo Puccini "Tosca" (Opera in 3 Acts) 2022

Soprano: Maria Guleghina
Conductor: Christian Knapp

Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Principal Chorus Master: Andrei Petrenko
Musical Director: Maestro Valery Gergiev
Musical Preparation: Alla Brosterman
Principal Chorus Master: Dmitry Ralko

Orchestra: Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra
Opera company: Mariinsky (Kirov) Opera

Opera in 3 acts

Performed in Italian with Russian supertitles

World premiere: 14 January 1900, Teatro Costanzi, Rome, Italy
Premiere in Russia: 1900 Odessa Opera House, the Italian Private Company
Premiere of this production: 31 May 2007, Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg, Russia

Classics of the Italian Opera.
This heart-wrenching opera is a tragic tale of love and loss. Though the opera is full of beautiful arias, one of it's most well-known aria's is Vissi d'arte.
Tosca sings that though she has been faithful to the Lord and lived her life as loving as she possibly could, she was still rewarded with misfortune.


Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa after the play of the same name by Victorien Sardou



Synopsis

The Church of SantґAndrea della Valle, Rome 
Angelotti, former Consul of the Republic of Rome and now a political prisoner who has escaped from prison, enters exhausted. He hides in the chapel of his sister, the Marchesa Attavani. The artist Cavaradossi is working on an image of Mary Magdalene. The Sacristan is shocked that the painting resembles a woman in his congregation. Cavaradossi denies the resemblance: only Tosca occupies his thoughts and his brush could paint the features of no-one else. After the Sacristan leaves Angelotti emerges from the chapel. He knows the artist and trusts him, and so he begs for assistance. Hearing Toscaґs voice, he hides again. The singer notices the painting of Mary Magdalene resembles the Marchesa Attavani. Toscaґs jealousy erupts but the artist manages to pacify her. Floria leaves and Cavaradossi offers the fugitive refuge in his home. Gunshots are heard - the escape has been discovered. The men hurry away. 
A celebratory mass begins. Scarpia, chief of police of Rome, and police agent Spoletta are among the worshippers. They are interested in the Attavani Chapel where they expect to discover Angelotti, but find a fan left there by the Marchesa and an empty food basket. Seeing Tosca return to the church in the hopes of seeing her beloved again, Scarpia decides to seize his opportunity. He cunningly provokes Floriaґs jealousy. When she runs out of the church, Scarpia sends police agents after her, believing that the infuriated Tosca will lead them to the artistґs secret hiding place.

The Farnese Palace 
Scarpia is in his apartments awaiting news from his agents. His expectations are only half fulfilled: Tosca did lead them to Cavaradossi who has now been arrested but Angelotti remains at liberty. Scarpia hopes to torture the artist into revealing the truth and orders Tosca be brought to him. The chief of police himself begins Cavaradossiґs interrogation but to no avail. The artist manages to whisper to Tosca to keep the secret at all cost. He is led off to be tortured. His groans and screams make Floria lose her self-control and she reveals the secret hiding place in the garden. Scarpia orders an end to the torture. In agony, Cavaradossi is thrown at Toscaґs feet by the soldiers. He hears the chief of police and understands that the secret has been revealed. He curses Tosca. Scarpia orders that he be taken away and executed in the morning. In answer to Toscaґs pleas, he says he will spare Cavaradossiґs life if she will be his. In Toscaґs presence the chief of police gives an ambiguous command and issues a pass for her and Cavaradossi, allowing them to leave Rome. Tosca, however, does not realise that the execution will be real. Scarpia runs towards Tosca and, defending herself, she kills him. Staring at the corpse in horror, she carefully removes the pass from Scarpiaґs hand and slips out of the palace.

The platform of the Castel SantґAngelo 
Cavaradossiґs execution is to take place here. Overwrought, Tosca rushes in and explains it is to be a mock execution. Mario has to play his part well so the soldiers suspect nothing, and then they can flee the city. The soldiers appear. They fire and the artist falls to the ground. Floria calls his name in vain. Realising he is dead, Tosca throws herself from the parapet.




Schedule for Giacomo Puccini "Tosca" (Opera in 3 Acts) 2022


Giacomo Puccini "Tosca"
 
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Mikhailovsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Performed by Mikhailovsky Opera


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