Tosca

Overview

A stellar cast brings Puccini’s spellbinding opera to life, seizing every opportunity to thrill the audience. Luciano Pavarotti is Cavaradossi, the painter and political revolutionary in love with the beautiful and famous singer Tosca (the riveting Shirley Verrett). Rome’s diabolical chief of police, Baron Scarpia (Cornell MacNeil), wants Tosca for himself—but he underestimates the fury of a woman in love. With torture, murder, and a suicide in its final moments, Tosca packs more dramatic punches than most other operas—and this classic telecast captures them all. James Conlon conducts in a production by the incomparable Tito Gobbi, one of the great Scarpias of the 20th century.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 27, 1978

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

italian

Countries

United States of America

Production

Decca,The Metropolitan Opera,Virgin Classics,Decca, Virgin Classics, The Metropolitan Opera

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0307581