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State Opera (Státní opera)Wilsonova 4, Prague, Central Bohemian Region, 110 00, Tschechien
Datum/Zeit in Prague Zeitzone
Donnerstag 13 November 202519:00
Mittwoch 19 November 202519:00
Freitag 30 Januar 202619:00
Sonntag 08 Februar 202618:00
Dienstag 31 März 202619:00
Samstag 04 April 202619:00
Donnerstag 09 April 202619:00
Samstag 23 Mai 202618:00
Samstag 30 Mai 202618:00
Mittwoch 10 Juni 202619:00
Programm
Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924)ToscaLibretto von Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa
Darsteller
Prague State Opera
Hilary GriffithsMusikalische Leitung
Antonino FoglianiMusikalische Leitung
Jiří ŠtruncMusikalische Leitung
Martin OtavaRegie
Josef SvobodaBühnenbild
Josef JelínekKostüme
Pavel DautovskýLicht
Prague National Theatre Orchestra
Jitka SlavíkováDramaturgie
Prague State Opera Chorus
Zuzana KadlčíkováChorleitung
Prague Philharmonic Children's Choir
Jiří ChválaChorleitung
Petra Šimková-AlvarezSopranFloria Tosca
Olga BusuiocSopranFloria Tosca
Kyungho KimTenorMario Cavaradossi
Atalla AyanTenorMario Cavaradossi
Peter BergerTenorMario Cavaradossi
Daniel Luis de VicenteBaritonBaron Scarpia
Daniel ČapkovičBaritonBaron Scarpia
Oleksandr PushniakBassbaritonBaron Scarpia
Pavel ŠvingrBassCesare Angelotti
František ZahradníčekBassCesare Angelotti
Zdeněk HaasTenorSpoletta
Michael SkalickýBaritonSpoletta
Oldřich KřížBaritonSciarrone
Jaroslav PatočkaBassSciarrone
Ivo HrachovecBassMesner
Oleg KorotkovBassMesner
Alexander LaptěvBassGefängiswärter
Andrey StyrkulBassGefängiswärter

The singer Floria Tosca, who is even invited to the royal court, and the painter Mario Cavaradossi are respected and adored artists, yet their standing does not safeguard them against the malicious police chief Baron Scarpia. Cavaradossi dies not only because he, a Voltairean, tries to save the life of Cesare Angelotti, the former Consul of the Roman Republic, but also for being Tosca’s lover, Scarpia’s rival. Giacomo Puccini had mulled over Victorien Sardou’s La Tosca ever since 1889, when he saw in Milan a performance of the drama, starring the celebrated actress Sarah Bernhardt.

The world premiere of his opera, in 1900 in Rome, was a resounding success, even though some did scorn it, including Gustav Mahler, who referred to it as a “Meistermachwerk” (sham masterpiece), and Richard Strauss, who dismissed it in even harsher terms. Today, the opera about the diva Tosca, the painter Cavaradossi and the police chief Baron Scarpia, set in 1800 in Italy during the time of Napoleon’s war against Austria, is one of the most frequently performed operas worldwide.

The State Opera adaptation features Josef Svoboda’s legendary 1947 scenery, with dramatically inclined, diffusely illuminated painted sets, which in June 1999 was reproduced by Daniel Dvořák, a pupil of Svoboda’s and the then director of the State Opera Prague. The faithful copy, made by means of state-of-the-art technologies, contributed to the enormous popularity of the production.

Suitable for audience from 12 years.

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