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The stars shine brightly in Northern Ireland Opera’s Tosca

Svetlana Kasyan (Tosca)
© Neil Harrison
Te Deum, Act 1
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Brendan Collins (Scarpia) and Svetlana Kasyan (Tosca)
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Peter Auty (Cavaradossi) and Niall Anderson (Sacristan)
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Reviewed at Belfast Grand Opera House, Belfast on 16 September 2023
Puccini, Tosca
Northern Ireland Opera
Eduardo Strausser, Conductor
Cameron Menzies, Director
Niall McKeever, Set Designer
Gillian Lennox, Costume Designer
Ciaran Bagnall, Lighting Designer
Belfast Philharmonic Choir
Svetlana Kasyan, Floria Tosca
Peter Auty, Mario Cavaradossi
Brendan Collins, Baron Scarpia
Matthew Durkan, Cesare Angelotti
Niall Anderson, Sacristan
Aaron O'Hare, Spoletta
Connor Campbell, Sciarrone
Paul McQuillan, A Jailer
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