Performance

Venue	Theatre Royal
Town	Winchester
County	Hampshire
From	20th September 2013
To	21st September 2013
When	19:30
Prices	From £19.00. To £19.00.
Theatre Royal (V782)
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Date of change: 11 Jul 13 - T01098041539

Tosca

Work:: Tosca (S2107)

It is the eve of the Battle of Marengo. Napoleon's army has caused chaos and disarray throughout all Italy. Against this background of political turmoil stands Floria Tosca, Rome's famous and most beautiful opera singer. To save her lover, Cavaradossi, she must sacrifice her virtue to the evil Baron Scarpia. Can the power of love and honour ever prevail against the forces of corruption and betrayal? Tosca is a moving and passionate exploration of personal freedom, the cost of ideals and the choices forced on us by love.

Music	Puccini
Lyrics	Giacosa
Lyrics	Illica

Production:: (T01098041539)

Tosca is sensual, powerful, and vulnerable. The toast of the GDR elite in 1980s Berlin, she is above reproach, until her lover Cavaradossi helps a political prisoner to escape, putting Tosca at the mercy of Stasi chief Scarpia. Puccini's tautest drama is given a radical yet affectionate re-working, stripping the story to its most essential elements. A cast of just four singers will bring OperaUpClose's trademark intimacy and immediacy to this tale of love, lust, and the corrupting influence of power, while retaining all of the emotional impact of the original.

Presented by	Soho Theatre
Company	OperaUpClose
Director	Adam Spreadbury-Maher
Musical Director	Elspeth Wilkes
Music	Danyal Dhondy (re-orchestration)
Design	Christopher Hone
Costume	Jonathan Lipman
Lighting	Seth Rook Williams
Performer	Becca Marriott (Tosca - some dates)
Performer	Demelza Stafford (Tosca - some dates)
Performer	Edaard Hughes (Cavaradossi - some dates)
Performer	Gareth Dafydd Morris (Cavaradossi - some dates)
Performer	James Harrison (Scarpia - some dates)
Performer	Francis Church (Scarpia - some dates)
Performer	Steven East (Caretaker)
Performer	Tom Stoddart (Angelotti / Spoletta)
Performer	Elspeth Wilkes (piano)
Performer	Alison Holford (cello)
Performer	William Rudge (cello)
Performer	Sarah Douglas (clarinet)
Performer	Fiona Mitchell (clarinet)

Listing:: L01186821541

Current production:Work

Production details

Tosca is sensual, powerful, and vulnerable. The toast of the GDR elite in 1980s Berlin, she is above reproach, until her lover Cavaradossi helps a political prisoner to escape, putting Tosca at the mercy of Stasi chief Scarpia. Puccini's tautest drama is given a radical yet affectionate re-working, stripping the story to its most essential elements. A cast of just four singers will bring OperaUpClose's trademark intimacy and immediacy to this tale of love, lust, and the corrupting influence of power, while retaining all of the emotional impact of the original.

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