Puccini: Tosca (Arena di Verona) (2006)

Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist has offended and thrilled audiences for more than a century. Critics, for their part, have often had problems with Tosca’s rather grungy subject matter, the directness and intensity of its score, and the crowd-pleasing dramatic opportunities it provides for its lead roles. But these same aspects have also made Tosca one of a handful of iconic works that seem to represent opera in the public imagination.
- Released
- 2006-07-01
- Genres
- Music, Drama
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Hugo De Ana, Loreena Kaufmann
Cast
- Fiorenza Cedolins as Floria Tosca, a famous singer
- Marcelo Álvarez as Mario Cavaradossi
- Ruggero Raimondi as Il barone Scarpia
- Marco Spotti as Cesare Angelotti
- Enrico Facini as Spoletta
- Fabio Previati as The sacristan
- Giuliano Pelizon as Police officer
- Angelo Nardinocchi as A jailer
- Ottavia Dorrucci as A shepherd boy