Puccini: Tosca

Giacomo Puccini's much-loved opera Tosca contains some of hismost famous lyrical arias. It is also a powerful and tragic theatre piece set in politically dangerous times featuring moments of courage and romantic tenderness. The expressive force of its narrative and the power of Puccini's strikingly inventive score has made it one of the most frequently staged operas of all time. Daniele Gatti conducts this live performance from Maggio Musicale Fiorentino with a cast acclaimed for its impressive vocal and dramatic characterisation.

Tosca - Melodramma in three acts, SC 69 (1895-99)
Libretto by Luigi Illica (1857-1919)
and Giuseppe Giacosa (1847-1906)
Based on the dramatic play La Tosca (1887)
by Victorien Sardou (1831-1908)
First performance: 14 January 1900 at the Teatro Costanzi, Rome

Vanessa Goikoetxea, Soprano
Piero Pretti, Tenor
Alexey Markov, Baritone
Orchestra e Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Daniele Gatti, Conductor
Giacomo Puccini's much-loved