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Tosca

State Opera (Státní opera)Wilsonova 4, Prague, Central Bohemian Region, 110 00, Czech Republic
Dates/times in Prague time zone
Thursday 13 November 202519:00
Wednesday 19 November 202519:00
Friday 30 January 202619:00
Sunday 08 February 202618:00
Tuesday 31 March 202619:00
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Wednesday 10 June 202619:00
Programme
Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924)ToscaLibretto by Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa
Performers
Prague State Opera
Hilary GriffithsConductor
Antonino FoglianiConductor
Jiří ŠtruncConductor
Martin OtavaDirector
Josef SvobodaSet Designer
Josef JelínekCostume Designer
Pavel DautovskýLighting Designer
Prague National Theatre Orchestra
Jitka SlavíkováDramaturgy
Prague State Opera Chorus
Zuzana KadlčíkováChoirmaster / chorus director
Prague Philharmonic Children's Choir
Jiří ChválaChoirmaster / chorus director
Petra Šimková-AlvarezSopranoFloria Tosca
Olga BusuiocSopranoFloria Tosca
Kyungho KimTenorMario Cavaradossi
Atalla AyanTenorMario Cavaradossi
Peter BergerTenorMario Cavaradossi
Daniel Luis de VicenteBaritoneBaron Scarpia
Daniel ČapkovičBaritoneBaron Scarpia
Oleksandr PushniakBass-baritoneBaron Scarpia
Pavel ŠvingrBassCesare Angelotti
František ZahradníčekBassCesare Angelotti
Zdeněk HaasTenorSpoletta
Michael SkalickýBaritoneSpoletta
Oldřich KřížBaritoneSciarrone
Jaroslav PatočkaBassSciarrone
Ivo HrachovecBassSacristan
Oleg KorotkovBassSacristan
Alexander LaptěvBassA Jailer
Andrey StyrkulBassA Jailer

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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