E lucevan le Stelle

Serbian baritone Željko Lučić made his Seattle Opera debut in May 2025 singing Scarpia in TOSCA. In his aria “Hai più forte sapore” this villain sings about how much more exciting violent conquest is, to him, than consensual sex. The orchestra of Seattle Opera was conducted by Leonardo Sini. Photo by Sunny Martini. 

ŽELJKO LUČIĆ as Scarpia

Korean tenor Yonghoon Lee returns to Seattle Opera as Cavaradossi in TOSCA. In the first act church scene, he woos the jealous-minded Tosca with a melting line that provokes from her the response, “Oh, you’re SO good at making me fall in love with you.” The orchestra of Seattle Opera was conducted by Leonardo Sini. Photo by Sunny Martini. 

YONGHOON LEE as Cavaradossi

American baritone Craig Colclough made his Seattle Opera debut in May 2025 singing Scarpia in TOSCA. In Act Two, he tells Tosca how he’s always been her number-one fan, and that he’s just seen her in her best role yet. “When I saw you clinging to Cavaradossi, that’s when I knew I must have you!” Vanessa Goikoetxea as Tosca and the orchestra of Seattle Opera were conducted by Leonardo Sini. Photo by Sunny Martini. 

CRAIG COLCLOUGH as Scarpia

Spanish soprano Vanessa Goikoetxea returns to Seattle Opera as Tosca. In Act Three she reenacts, for the benefit of her beloved Cavaradossi, what she did to Scarpia at the end of Act Two. The orchestra of Seattle Opera was conducted by Leonardo Sini. Photo by Sunny Martini. 

VANESSA GOIKOETXEA as Tosca

Kosovan tenor Rame Lahaj made his Seattle Opera debut singing Cavaradossi in TOSCA in May 2025. In his third act aria, sung as he’s waiting on death row to be executed, this painter depicts in his mind’s eye the most perfect experience he ever had: a night of bliss in the garden with Tosca. The orchestra of Seattle Opera was conducted by Leonardo Sini. Photo by Sunny Martini. 

RAME LAHAJ sings 'E lucevan le stelle'

Armenian soprano Lianna Haroutounian returns to Seattle Opera as Tosca. In her famous Act 2 aria, “Vissi d’arte,” this diva asks why, given how hard she has tried to be a good person, God rewards her with the terrible situation in which she finds herself. The orchestra of Seattle Opera was conducted by Leonardo Sini. Photo by Sunny Martini. 

LIANNA HAROUTOUNIAN sings 'Vissi d'arte'

Somewhere deep in Hazzard County, Sheriff Rosco is on another hot pursuit. But this time, he ain’t chasin’ them Duke boys…

    “Coo-coo-coo! I got a hot tip, that the McRib is back!”. Just like Rosco himself, it's messy, saucy, and somehow both goofy and iconic!

I Love it I Love it!

Drei Akte, in denen die Handlung kaum einen Moment stillsteht. Von Anfang an herrscht atemlose Spannung in diesem Opernkrimi über die Liebe in Zeiten von Diktatur und rücksichtsloser Polizeigewalt. Worum geht es in »Tosca«? 

Dramaturg Konrad Kuhn fasst in dieser Audioeinführung zu »Tosca« die Handlung zusammen und gibt einen Überblick über die Entstehungsgeschichte, Figuren-Konstellation und Inszenierung, untermalt von einigen Musikbeispielen.

Text: Konrad Kuhn
Redaktion: Anne-Marie Antwerpen
Produktion: Christian Wilde

Audioeinführung zu »Tosca« von Giacomo Puccini

on decouvre quelques bijous signes Viktor Benev, pianiste, compositeur, qui flirte avec le jazz et l'experimental, la moitie du Crystal Sound Project qu'on a eu le plaisir de decouvrir sur nos ondes, explorations en ambient, avec Tosca, des moments de detente avec Opiate, d'onctuosite vitaminee avec Lemon Jelly - et l'exploration du clair-obscur avec le pianiste ne0-classique Harold Budd, les bassistes extraordinaires Jah Wobble et Bill Laswell, le cornetiste Graham Haybes, et plus ...

CHAMP SONORE DIM 31 AOUT 2025

Disgrifiad Clywedol | Tosca | Audio Description

Tosca 2025

In ricordo G.Vishnevskaya (25.10.1926 - 11.12.2012)
G.Puccini: "TOSCA"
Galina Vishnevskaya (Tosca), Franco Bonisolli (Cavaradossi), Matteo Manuguerra (Scarpia), Guido Mazzini (Sagristano), Antonio Zerbini (Angelotti), Mario Guggia (Spoletta), Domenico Versaci Medici (Sciarrone), Giacomo Bertasi (Un carceriere)
Orchestre National de France, Les Chœurs de Radio France & La Maîtrise de Radio France, Mstislav Rostropovich
reg.1976

G.Puccini: "Tosca" - M. Rostropovich (1976)

Era ancora estate quando registrai queste due interviste che, volendo, possiamo ripescare sui numeri di Luglio e Settembre di Raropiù. Non erano destinate a questo viaggio ma poi alla fine ho pensato che non potevo lasciare che questi dischi passassero oltre. Andrea Piermattei ha una penna affilata, semplice ma densa di significati. Sempre sceglie melodie che restano, il suo pop d’autore non dovrebbe stare nei cassetti dell’underground. E in questa produzione dal titolo "Il mio sosia" sfoggia anche rifiniture “rock” per niente secondarie… forse il suo disco più “socialmente” utile per costruirsi una critica intelligente. Non potevo passare oltre…

In questa puntata prima di tutto incontro amici di vita. E con Christian Mascetta condivido anche le origini che arrivano da Palena, qui in Abruzzo… la sua carriera, la sua chitarra, ormai sono autostrade veloci… questo nuovo disco è solo una delle tante tappe. Con la produzione di Gegè Telesforo, dentro “Ricami” troviamo mostri sacri… Stefano Bollani, Paolo Fresu, Rita Marcotulli, Tosca… e tantissimi altri, passando per i nostri amici qui di Chieti e dintorni… delicatissima quiete e tantissima eleganza dentro un disco che svela una maturità davvero preziosa.

TRANS EUROPE EXPRESS IV - Piermattei & Christian Mascetta

Se donner à l’homme qu’elle hait pour sauver l’homme qu’elle aime : tel est l’affreux marché auquel le chef de la police Scarpia contraint la cantatrice Floria Tosca, éprise du peintre Mario Cavaradossi. Un dilemme qui a pour toile de fond la situation politique de Rome en 1800, traversée par les aspirations progressistes des républicains contre le pouvoir monarchique.

D’abord pièce de théâtre de Victorien Sardou, Tosca devient dès sa création en 1900 l’un des plus célèbres opéras de Giacomo Puccini, jusqu’à représenter le symbole même de l’art lyrique. Au faîte de sa maturité, le compositeur livre une partition magistrale où la tension s’invite dès les premiers accords.

Dans sa mise en scène dominée par une immense croix, Pierre Audi souligne l’emprise implacable de l’Église qui, par sa complicité avec le pouvoir, broie le destin des personnages.

Tosca (saison 25/26) - Acte 1 - Recondita armonia

Tosca (saison 25/26) - Acte 2 - Mort de Scarpia

Tosca (saison 25/26) - Acte 1 - Va Tosca

Tosca (saison 25/26) - Acte 2 - Orsu Tosca parlate

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Die Einführungsvorträge werden geschrieben und eingesprochen von unseren Dramaturg*innen Deborah Einspieler, Maximilian Enderle, Zsolt Horpácsy, Konrad Kuhn und Mareike Wink.

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