Tosca at Margaret Court Arena by Puccini, ut 28 máj 2024, Od (2024/2024), Režírované Edward Dick,, Dirigent Tahu Matheson, Garry Walker, Johannes Fritzsch, Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia

The Story In a beautiful church, the painter Cavaradossi is working. When an escaped prisoner bursts in, Cavaradossi risks his own life to help Angelotti hide from the Fascist police. But Cavaradossi’s lover, Tosca, overhears him talking and becomes jealous. In spite of Cavaradossi’s ardent assurances of love, it is easy for the chief of police, Scarpia to fan the flames of her jealousy. He wants Tosca for himself. Scarpia arrests Cavaradossi on suspicion of aiding Angelotti, and as he is tortured, Tosca is made to listen to his cries. She has a fateful choice before her: give into the hateful Scarpia’s lascivious demands and save her lover’s life, or save her honour and kill Cavaradossi. In that terrible moment, Tosca makes a choice, and the consequences play out in a heart-rending Act III. https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/opera-australia/2024-season/tosca