Tosca music by Giacomo Puccini ; produced by Daniel Toscan Du Plantier ; co-producers, Douglas Cummins, Alessandro Verdecchi, Alfred Hurmer, Frédéric Sichler ; screenplay, Benoit Jacquot after the libretto of Puccini's opera ; directed by Benoit Jacquot.
Tosca is set in Rome at the end of the 18th century. Love and jealousy drive the story to its inevitable, tragic end. Tosca, an actress, kills her tormentor, Scarpia, and rushes to save her lover, Mario. All goes awry and Mario is executed. Tosca, in an act of defiance, then throws herself from the...
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| Corporate Authors: |
Tiffin School. Boys' Choir
(Performer),
Royal Opera House (London, England)
(Performer),
Kultur International Films |
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| Other Authors: |
Jacquot, Benoît, 1947-,
Toscan Du Plantier, Daniel,
Gheorghiu, Angela
(Performer),
Alagna, Roberto
(Performer),
Raimondi, Ruggero
(Performer),
Pappano, Antonio, 1959-
(Conductor),
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924 |
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| Format: | Video
DVD
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| Language: | Italian
English |
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| Published: |
West Long Branch, NJ :
Kultur,
[2005]
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