Name: Tosca
Start: 2025-04-12
End: 2025-04-12
Location: Semperoper

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Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden

Kinderchor der Semperoper Dresden

Conductor

Marco Armiliato

Stage director

Johannes Schaaf

Set designer

Christof Cremer

Costume designer

Petra Reinhardt

Lighting designer

Jens Klotzsche

Chorus master

Jonathan Becker

Claudia Sebastian-Bertsch

Dramaturge

Ilsedore Reinsberg

Singer

Soprano

Maria Agresta

Floria Tosca

Tenor

Joseph Calleja

Mario Cavaradossi

Baritone

Erwin Schrott

Baron Scarpia

Oleksandr Pushniak

Bass

Aleksei Kulagin

Cesare Angelotti

Magnus Piontek

The sacristan

Aaron Pegram

Spoletta

Vladyslav Buialskyi

Sciarrone

Mateusz Hoedt

A jailer

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Staatskapelle Dresden

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Tosca

Dresden

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Tosca Puccini

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Sharan Allad

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Nur für die Kunst lebt die gefeierte Sängerin Tosca, bis politische Intrigen schlagartig in das Leben der Künstlerin und ihres Geliebten, des Malers Cavaradossi, einbrechen: Als dieser den politischen Flüchtling Angelotti versteckt, gerät er ins Visier des skrupellosen Polizeichefs Scarpia, der längst ein Auge auf Tosca geworfen hat. Um Cavaradossi zu retten, muss Tosca nicht nur Angelotti verraten, sondern soll sich auch Scarpia hingeben. Kaum eine Oper verwebt derart eng politische Willkür und persönliche Leidenschaften wie Puccinis »Tosca« von 1900. Und bereits 1902 erlebte das Drama um Liebe, Eifersucht, Verrat und Willkür in Dresden seine Deutsche Erstaufführung. Regisseur Johannes Schaaf hat hierfür eine zeitlose Erzählweise gefunden.

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The celebrated singer Tosca lives only for art, until political intrigue suddenly disturbs her life and that of her lover, the painter Cavaradossi: When Cavaradossi hides the political refugee Angelotti, he is targeted by the unscrupulous police chief Scarpia, who has long had his eye on Tosca. To save Cavaradossi, Tosca not only has to betray Angelotti, but also give herself to Scarpia. Premiered in 1900, Puccini’s »Tosca« is practically unique in its close interweaving of political power and personal passions. The German premiere of this opera about love, jealousy, betrayal and tyranny was held in Dresden in 1902. Director Johannes Schaaf has found a timeless narrative style for his staging.

Tosca by Puccini, Sat 12 Apr 2025, From (2025/2025), Directed by Johannes Schaaf,, Conductor Marco Armiliato, Semperoper, Dresden, Germany

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