Organization

Singer

Soprano

Marina Costa-Jackson

Floria Tosca

Baritone

Michael Mayes

Baron Scarpia

Jake Gardner

The sacristan

Stage director

Carol Vaness

Conductor

Ryan McAdams

Set designer

R  Keith Brumley

Assistant Director

Joshua Horowitz

Lighting designer

James Sale

Costume designer

Lena Rivkina

Chorus master

Piotr Wisniewski

Tenor

Dimitri Pittas

Mario Cavaradossi

Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Italian

Tosca

Kansas City

United States

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts

Tosca Puccini

Public

English

Approved

Director Of Production

Tracy Davis-Singh

All is fair in love and war. But for Rome’s celebrated opera singer, Tosca, all is not well. Fueled by jealousy, the Chief of Police pursues her artist lover for alleged treasonous acts, pausing only to pursue Tosca with a decidedly different set of acts in mind. From the start, Puccini’s penchant for verismo is as present as ever, and to further tighten the tension, each act plays out in real time – packing twists and terrors by the truckload into one 24-hour period. Also present is Puccini’s unrivaled ear for melodies that swirl like smoke trails, forming soft stacks of billowing clouds. But we know that eventually, all that heavy, haunting beauty will begin to block out the sun. Facing ruthless tyranny and torture, Tosca’s revenge is bathed in verismo violence and sealed with a kiss. She lived for art and love and her willingness to trust an evil man doesn’t end well.

Tosca by Puccini, From (2022/2022), Directed by Carol Vaness,, Conductor Ryan McAdams, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, United States

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