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LOCATION:Staatsoper Unter den Linden\, 
SUMMARY:Tosca
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:When the revolutionary and painter Mario Cavaradossi secretly a
 ttempts to help a political fugitive to escape the city of Rome\, his love
 r\, the famed singer Floria Tosca\, believes he is cheating on her with an
 other woman. Her jealousy is exploited by Scarpia\, the unscrupulous chief
  of police\, in order to help him capture Cavaradossi. Scarpia then makes 
 Tosca an offer: if she gives herself to him for one night\, he will releas
 e her lover.\n\nWith compelling dramaturgy and pronounced realism\, Puccin
 i created one of his tersest and most dramatic works – a milestone in th
 e history of opera. The story is set in 1800 during the clashes between Na
 poleon’s Revolutionary Army and the Habsburg and papal troops\, events t
 hat hang fatefully over the characters in the opera. Against this backdrop
 \, Puccini’s music transports listeners to the heart of Rome: to the San
 t’Andrea della Valle church\, the Palazzo Farnese and the Castel Sant’
 Angelo\, each of which is given a distinctive tonal colouring.\n\nThe prod
 uction by Latvian theatre director Alvis Hermanis moves the action to 1900
 \, the year of the opera’s premiere. In his version\, the singers are em
 bedded in a psychologically rich narrative. The plot is accompanied by a l
 avishly designed graphic novel created by stage and costume designer Krist
 īne Jurjāne. The novel\, which takes place in Rome on 17 and 18 June 180
 0 (the opera’s original setting)\, is projected onto a backdrop depictin
 g sumptuous\, monumental architecture.
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