Name: Simon Rattle conducts “Tosca”
Start: 2017-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2017-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Berliner Philharmonie

Organization

Conductor

Simon Rattle

Singer

Soprano

Kristīne Opolais

Floria Tosca

Tenor

Stefano La Colla

Mario Cavaradossi

Baritone

Yevgeny Nikitin

Baron Scarpia

Bass

Alexander Tsymbalyuk

Cesare Angelotti

Douglas Williams

Sciarrone

Maurizio Muraro

The sacristan

Walter Fink

A jailer

Chorus master

Vinzenz Weissenburger

David Jones

Orchestra

Berliner Philharmoniker

Others

Kinderchor der Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Rundfunkchor Berlin

Simon Rattle conducts “Tosca”

Berlin

Germany

In 2017, the audience in the Philharmonie rewarded Simon Rattle’s interpretation of Puccini’s operatic thriller Tosca with standing ovations. In particular, the tonal splendour and vibrant tension of the concert performance received special praise. The Berliner Zeitung wrote: “Equally outstanding was the Latvian soprano Kristine Opolais, whose voice soars above the orchestra with fascinating lightness and at the same time gives Tosca the necessary dramatic weight

Production booklet

Further reading