21 Jul 2019

PUCCINI: Tosca

From Opera on Sunday
Soprano Orla Boylan and Tenor Simon O'Neill

Soprano Orla Boylan and Tenor Simon O'Neill Photo: Supplied

Sunday 21 July 2019 at 6.00pm on RNZ Concert

PUCCINI: Tosca

Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist has both offended and thrilled audiences for more than a century

Tosca........................... Orla Boylan

Cavaradossi................. Simon O'Neill

Scarpia......................... Phillip Rhodes

Angelotti..................... James Clayton

Sacristan...................... Barry Mora

Spoletta....................... James Rodgers

Sciarrone..................... Wade Kernot

Jailer............................ Matt Landreth

Shepherd boy............... Cameron Brownsey, Xavier Francis

Freemasons NZ Opera Chorus, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Tobias Ringborg

Recorded in Aotea Centre, Auckland by RNZ

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