First published at 22:29 UTC on September 13th, 2022.
from The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 9 February 1964. Production by Franco Zeffirelli.
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.
Based on Victorien Sardou's 1887 French-language dramatic play, La Tosca.
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from The Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 9 February 1964. Production by Franco Zeffirelli.
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.
Based on Victorien Sardou's 1887 French-language dramatic play, La Tosca.
Premiere: 14 January 1900, Rome (Teatro Costanzi)
Characters & Interpreters in order of appereance:
Baron Scarpia, chief of police - Tito Gobbi
Sciarrone, a police agent - Dennis Wicks
Spoletta, another agent - Robert Bowman
Mario Cavaradossi, a painter - Renato Cioni
Floria Tosca - Maria Callas
The Orchestra and Chorus: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Conductor: Carlo Felice Cillario
Chorus Master - Douglas Robinson
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