Tosca by Puccini, Frá (2023/2024), Leikstýrt af Yuri Alexandrov, Tatyana Karpacheva,, Hljómsveitarstjóri Maxim Valkov, Alexander Goikhman, Dusan Vilic, Baron Fon Derviz Mansion (St Petersburg Chamber Opera), Saint Petersburg, Russia

Tosca is an immortal opera that has never ceased to stir the hearts of listeners all over the world for more than a century. Puccini dreamed of Tosca for almost eleven years, ever since he acknowledged with the play of the same name by Victorien Sardou. The king of French playwrights, at one time, wrote it especially for the actress Sarah Bernhardt who had great success in the role of the main character. The story of tragic love, unfolding in Italy during a dark era of reaction, when Napoleon was considered a symbol of freedom, has generated interest as a possible source for the libretto among many composers. However, it was Puccini’s music that gave eternal life to the melodramatic figures of Sardou, and today few can remember the original source. This masterpiece staged by Yuri Alexandrov, was reborn by the artistic director on the stage of the St. Petersburg Opera. This is a performance with luxurious spectacular scenery, where the main emphasis is placed on actors-singers who have not only beautiful voices, but also very temperamental by their nature.