It was a night of powerful singing and strong dramatic performances when John Bell’s production of Puccini’s Tosca for Opera Australia under revival director Roger Press, opened its third Sydney season last week. Spanish soprano Ainhoa Arteta was a compelling Tosca and Romanian tenor Teodor Ilincăi, a fine Cavaradossi. However, it was Lucio Gallo who…
Puccini’s Tosca opens tonight at the Sydney Opera House. A John Bell production from Opera Australia, the drama is set in Nazi occupied Rome. Christian Badea conducts Teodor Ilincăi as Cavaradossi and Ainhoa Arteta as Tosca with Lucio Gallo as Scarpia. The season goes from February 17 to March 31. Scroll down to see all six images….
Tosca – Giacomo Puccini Opera Australia, Sydney Opera House, 13 January 2015 John Bell’s production of Tosca for Opera Australia was first seen 18 months ago. It was very successful then, and is perhaps even more so in the current revival. This compelling production is set in Rome in 1943 during the Nazi occupation…