Puccini: Tosca DVD (The Royal Opera) 2012

Jonathan Kent’s atmospheric and evocative production of Tosca – which has established itself as a Royal Opera classic – features a stunning cast. Angela Gheorghiu’s sensitively portrayed Tosca, a character with which she closely identifies, is paired with Jonas Kaufmann’s intense and compelling Cavaradossi, while Bryn Terfel is thrillingly malevolent as Scarpia. Antonio Pappano’s masterfully paced conducting captures all the drama and beauty of Puccini’s exhilarating opera. Arguably one of the great Royal Opera performances that's been captured on film.

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Floria Tosca: Angela Gheorghiu
Mario Cavaradossi: Jonas Kaufmann
Baron Scarpia: Bryn Terfel
Cesare Angelotti: Lukas Jakobski
Sacristan: Jeremy White
Spoletta: Hubert Francis
Sciarrone: ZhengZhong Zhou
Shepherd Boy: William Payne
Gaoler: John Morrissey 

Royal Opera Chorus
Chorus director: Renato Balsadonna
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Concert master: Vasko Vassilev
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Director: Jonathan Kent 

Plus: Tosca: An Introduction, presented by Antonio Pappano 

Filmed in High Definition, HD 50i
Picture: 16:9
Sound: LPCM 2.0 Stereo / DTS 5.1 Surround
Format: NTSC
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Duration: 120+8 mins
Subtitles: EN/FR/GE/SP/IT/JA

"Bring together three of the most intuitive talents (and biggest stars) on the planet, meld them under the baton of Antonio Pappano whose command of every caress, swoon, and dramatic impulse of Puccini’s Tosca is not learned but instinctively felt and you have a recipe for the kind of evening that gives the Royal Opera its truly international status." The Independent

"Pappano's mastery of Puccinian pace and phrasing intensifies this turbulent score's onward surge, but he's also noticeably attentive to his singers... [Kaufmann's] cries of 'Vittoria!' are thrilling... and his acting never slackens... Tosca's mercurial character seems to resonate with [Gheorghiu] naturally... There are some decent Toscas on DVD already, but I'd start here" BBC Music Magazine