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Opened: November 26, 2024
Closing: December 13, 2024

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__FROM SARDOU'S PLAY TO PUCCINI’S OPERA__


From the early 1890s Giacomo Puccini had toyed with adapting French playwright Victorien Sardou’s gripping melodrama La Tosca into an opera, but only began serious work following the premiere of the critically acclaimed La bohème in 1896. Employing La bohème's gifted librettists Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica to streamline Sardou's complicated plot, Puccini’s Tosca premiered in 1900. 

With the city gripped by political unrest, fears of violence plagued the premiere at Rome’s Teatro Costanzi. However, Tosca opened without incident, and although unpopular with critics who disliked its violence, it became an immediate success with the public and has remained a favourite ever since.



__CHARACTER-PAINTING THROUGH MUSIC__


Puccini portrays the idealism of Tosca and her lover Cavaradossi through radiant, expansive music, including Act I's duet 'Qual occhio al mondo' (What eyes of this world), Cavaradossi's ardent aria 'Recondita armonia' (Hidden harmony) and Tosca's despairing Act II prayer 'Vissi d'arte' (I lived for my art). Scarpia's music, by contrast, is dark and terrifying – from the demonic chords that open the opera to the violence of his Act II exchanges with Tosca.


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Daniel Harding Appointed Music Director of the Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia
by Stephi Wild - Mar 6, 2023


The Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia announced Daniel Harding as its next Music Director, effective from October 2024 for an initial five-year term.  

TOSCA Comes to Teatr Wielki This Week
by Stephi Wild - Mar 6, 2023


Tosca comes to Poland this month! Performances run 10-19 March 2023. Tosca is an opera in three acts with a libretto by Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa based on the play by Victorien Sardou.

Houston Grand Opera Launches Spring Repertoire With Puccini's TOSCA
by Stephi Wild - Mar 3, 2023


On April 21, 2023, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) opens its spring repertoire with Puccini's Tosca, one of the world's most beloved—and performed—operas. This riveting production is led by soprano Tamara Wilson, a Butler Studio alumna who is now one of the most recognizable voices in opera, in her role debut as the diva Tosca—a destination achievement for the world's great sopranos.

Heartbeat Opera Announces Radically Staged Adaptations Of Two Classics: TOSCA And LADY M, April 11-23
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 2, 2023


Heartbeat Opera returns to Baruch Performing Arts Center with its beloved Spring Festival for the first time since its acclaimed DER FREISCHÜTZ in 2019. Heartbeat has become synonymous with visceral hit productions such as a FIDELIO that recruited real prison choirs as the chorus, and a CARMEN that cut the famous “Habanera” from the opening but inserted it as the harrowing finale—and its Spring Festival promises more bracing surprises. 

Purdue University Fort Wayne School of Music Presents A Toast to the Golden Age of Opera and Musical Theatre, March 31
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 1, 2023


The PFW Opera Ensemble is raising funds for upcoming productions and you are invited to join them. What will the evening have in store? That will be entirely up to the silent auction donors!

Puccini's TOSCA to Open at San Diego Opera Next Month Starring Michelle Bradley and Greer Grimsley
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 28, 2023


San Diego Opera’s 2022-2023 Season will continue with Puccini’s Tosca on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the San Diego Civic Theatre for four performances.

Opera Philadelphia's 2023-2024 Season Begins With Festival O23
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2023


Opera fans across the globe will want to mark their calendars for September 2023 in Philadelphia, as the fifth iteration of Opera Philadelphia's annual, season-opening Festival O brings a star-studded lineup of live performances to multiple venues in the city from Sept. 21 through Oct. 1.

The 2023 Olivier Award Nominations Are Announced
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Feb 28, 2023


The biggest night in theatre, the Olivier Awards, celebrates the brightest and best of London's world-leading theatre industry with a starry ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 2 April. Check out a full list of nominations!

New York City Opera Announces Winners Of The Duncan Williams Voice Competition, In Partnership With Manhattan School Of Music
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 27, 2023


New York City Opera has announced the winners of the 2023 Duncan Williams Voice Competition. Hosted by J'Nai Bridges, the competition spotlights Black and Latinx singers and awards over $50,000 in prize money.

Terence Blanchard's CHAMPION to Premiere at the Metropolitan Opera in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 23, 2023


Terence Blanchard’s opera Champion, based on the true story of the troubled former middleweight boxing champion Emile Griffith, will have its highly anticipated Metropolitan Opera premiere on April 10, with nine performances running through May 13.

OPERA America Awards Opera Grants For Women Stage Directors And Conductors
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2023


OPERA America has announced the first-round recipients of the 2023 Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors and Conductors. 

Opera Naples SEVILLE SOIREE Gala Showcases Exclusive, One-of-a-Kind Auction Items
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2023


Opera Naples, one of Naples' top performing arts organizations, will host their annual Gala - Seville Soirée - on Feb. 28 at Arthrex One.

San Diego Opera's Season Closes With THE FALLING AND THE RISING
by Stephi Wild - Feb 22, 2023


San Diego Opera's 2022-2023 season comes to a close with Zach Redler's opera about military spirit with The Falling and the Rising. The Falling and the Rising opens May 12, 2022 at 7:30 PM at the Balboa Theatre as part of the dētour Series. Additional performances are May 13 at 7:30 PM and May 14 at 1 PM.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra Presents the World Premiere of SEVEN DECISIONS OF GHANDI
by Stephi Wild - Feb 16, 2023


On Saturday, March 11 at 8pm and Sunday, March 12 at 4pm, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents the world premiere of composer William Harvey's Seven Decisions of Gandhi. Written for violin and orchestra, the work was dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Ela on the occasion of her 80th birthday.

Zuleyma Guevara & Shirley Rumierk to Star in SANCOCHO Off-Broadway Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 9, 2023


Producers Latinx Playwrights Circle, WP Theater, and The Sol Project have announced an all-Latinx cast and design team for the Off-Broadway Premiere of Sancocho. See who is starring, and how to purchase tickets!

Ivo van Hove's DON GIOVANNI, Terence Blanchard's CHAMPION & More to Headline The Metropolitan Opera Spring Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 9, 2023


The Metropolitan Opera will present the company premiere of Terence Blanchard’s Champion, Ivo van Hove's Met debut with Don Giovanni, and more this spring season. See how to purchase tickets!

Max Ehrlich Will Lead an Industry Presentation of BONJOUR MON AMOUR
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2023


Bonjour Mon Amour written by Richard Hackley will get an invite-only industry presentation on February 16. It will be directed by Jamibeth Margolis, with musical direction by Andrew Wheeler.

Northern Ireland Opera Presents TOSCA in September
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2023


Northern Ireland Opera has announced a magnificent new production of Puccini’s Tosca, directed by Artistic Director Cameron Menzies, opening at Belfast’s Grand Opera House this September. 

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Extends Contract with The Philadelphia Orchestra Through 2030
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 5, 2023


Matías Tarnopolsky, president and CEO of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, Inc., has announced the continuation of the extraordinary partnership of Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and The Philadelphia Orchestra with the extension of Nézet-Séguin's contract through 2030, and the expansion of his title to music and artistic director.

Edmonton Opera Announces 60th Season Featuring CARMEN, DON GIOVANNI & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 1, 2023


Audiences are invited to Edmonton Opera’s Diamond Anniversary Season, celebrating a proud history of 60 years of opera in Edmonton.

Edmonton Opera Announces 60th Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Feb 1, 2023


Edmonton Opera has announced that Bizet’s Carmen opens the Diamond Season. Well beloved as the most famous opera of all, Carmen is known for glorious music and a fearless leading lady. Montreal’s Rose Naggar-Tremblay (mezzo soprano) will infuse this role with her rich voice and interpretive prowess as she makes her company debut, as well as her North American role debut.

Dayton Performing Arts Alliance Presents MARIA CALLAS: A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 26, 2023


Dayton Performing Arts Alliance presents an Opera Star Recital honoring prima donna Maria Callas Sunday, February 5 at 2:30 pm in the Schuster Center. Dayton native and University of Dayton alum, pianist Howard Watkins joins four young rising stars as they honor the centennial celebration of Maria Callas' birth.

Puccini's TOSCA Continues San Diego Opera Season March 25, 2023
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2023


San Diego Opera's 2022-2023 Season continues with Puccini's Tosca on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the San Diego Civic Theatre for four performances.

San Francisco Opera Announces 2023"24 Season, Featuring OMAR, THE MAGIC FLUTE & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 24, 2023


San Francisco Opera has announced details for the Company’s 101st season, which opens September 8, 2023. See production details, how to purchase tickets and more!

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