Program notes courtesy of WFMT.
Join us on Saturday at 1 pm for a broadcast from the 2021 WFMT Radio Network Opera Series, with Puccini's Tosca presented by the United Kingdom's Royal Opera.
Jealousy, torture, murder and suicide: the path of true love certainly produces a bumpy ride… Puccini’s Tosca can make for a compelling night at the theatre. But when, as here, you get a cast, conductor and orchestra all at the top of their game, it is positively overwhelming. Three of the great operatic performers of our time are united: Angela Gheorghiu sings the title role, Jonas Kaufmann is her lover Cavaradossi, and Bryn Terfel is that menacing embodiment of sadistic evil, Baron Scarpia. Antonio Pappano conducts.
CONDUCTOR: Sir Antonio Pappano
CAST:
Tosca: Angela Gheorghiu
Cavaradossi: Jonas Kaufmann
Scarpia: Sir Bryn Terfel
Spoletta: Hubert Francis
Angelotti: Lukas Jakobski
Sacristan: Jeremy White
Sciarrone: Zheng Zhou
Shepherd Boy: William Payne
Chorus: Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden