Tosca by Puccini, Van (2022/2022), Geregisseerd door Thilo Reinhardt,, Dirigent Lukas Beikircher, Tiroler Landestheater, Innsbruck, Oostenrijk

"I lived for art. I lived for love. I never hurt a soul," confesses the famous singer Floria Tosca. But then her life takes a radical turn. Her lover, the painter Mario Cavaradossi, supports a persecuted opposition politician and takes him to a secret hiding place. The brutal police chief Scarpia senses his chance to achieve two goals at once: to make the coveted singer submissive with the help of blackmail and to eliminate the rival and political opponent Cavaradossi. He stirs up Tosca's jealousy and has the painter imprisoned and tortured. Scarpia does not succeed in destroying the love of the two, but her life. His intrigue ultimately leads to his own death. Against the dramatic, naturalistic plot, the composer set strong contrasts through lyrical moments and a colorful score. In doing so, he focused on personal tragedy in the midst of a politically troubled time. Puccini's Tosca was reluctant to make its way to other opera stages after its premiere in Rome in 1900. But in the meantime, the work with Tosca's wonderful aria "Vissi d'arte" and Cavaradossi's "E lucevan le stelle" has long been a worldwide success. Thilo Reinhardt will direct at the Tiroler Landestheater. After his impressive interpretations of Rusalka and Simon Boccanegra shown in Innsbruck, one can now look forward to his view of The Tosca.