Tosca

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Event Tosca
Venue Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 24 May 2024
Last Date 30 May 2024
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Love. Jealousy. Betrayal.
“Ah! Tosca.” Scarpia growls it, lust in his voice, danger in his eyes. Tosca thinks of her lover, his captive. How far will she go to save him?
Opera’s greatest thriller is a taut tale of passion and betrayal, taking place over just 24 hours in Rome. Renowned prima donna Tosca is in love with Cavaradossi, a painter and revolutionary. When the sadistic Chief of Police Scarpia tries to crush them, our heroine finds the strength to do the unspeakable.

Puccini’s music is sensational: from the overpowering choral power of the famous Te Deum, Tosca’s ode to art ‘Vissi
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jim Atkins
Nadine Benjamin
Maxine Braham
Lee Curran
Edward Dick
Fotini Dimou
Warwick Doddrell
Paul Fitzsimon
Warwick Fyfe
Luke Gabbedy
Giuseppe Giacosa
Robert Hayward
Luigi Illica
Young Woo Kim
Hugh Ling
Anthony Mackay
Andrew Moran
Eleanor Morgan
Jason Morphett
David Parkin
Giacomo Puccini
Benjamin Rasheed
Tom Scutt
Karah Son
Diego Torre
Garry Walker
Blake Wells
Sulki Yu
Works
Text Nationality Italy
Production Nationality England
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Jamie Henson Collection
Web https://opera.org.au/events/tosca-melbourne/
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 175508