Tosca /

Passion, loyalty, lust and finally tragedy are dramatically highighted in Robert Carsen's "theatre-within-theatre" staging of Puccini's great opera. As the beautiful Tosca, Emily Magee plays opposite the charismatic Jonas Kaufmann (Cavaradossi) and debonair Thomas Hampson (Scarp...

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Main Author:	Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924
Corporate Authors:	Opernhaus Zürich (Performer), Decca Music Group
Other Authors:	Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908, Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919 (Librettist), Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906 (Librettist), Magee, Emily (Singer), Kaufmann, Jonas (Singer), Hampson, Thomas (Singer), Murga, Valeriy, 1970- (Singer), Scorsin, Giuseppe, 1961- (Singer), Carignani, Paolo, 1961- (Conductor), Carsen, Robert, Ward, Anthony, 1957-, Cunningham, Davy, Breisach, Felix
Format:	DVD
Language:	Italian English French German Spanish Chinese
Published:	London, England : Decca, [2011]
Subjects:	Operas Nonfiction films

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Summary:	Passion, loyalty, lust and finally tragedy are dramatically highighted in Robert Carsen's "theatre-within-theatre" staging of Puccini's great opera. As the beautiful Tosca, Emily Magee plays opposite the charismatic Jonas Kaufmann (Cavaradossi) and debonair Thomas Hampson (Scarpia); together they bring a rare intensity to this famous tale of love and revenge from beyond the grave.
Item Description:	Wide screen. Based on the drama by Victorien Sardou. Melodramma in three acts. Program notes and synopsis in English (15 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.) in container.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.)
Format:	DVD; NTSC; Region 0; soundtracks in DTS 5.1, LPCM stereo.; aspect ratio 16:9.
Production Credits:	Staged by Robert Carsen ; set and costume design, Anthony Ward ; lighting design, Davy Cunningham ; directed for video by Felix Breisach.

Tosca /

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