Tosca in Saint Petersburg, Mikhailovsky Theater

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The Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg is presenting an opera in 3 acts «Tosca», to music by Giacomo Puccini, based on the drama «Floria Tosca» by Victorien Sardou. Performed in Italian accompanied by Russian credits.

The opera «Tosca» is a musical drama based on the conflict between the forces of darkness, oppression, on the one hand, and light, freedom, on the other. At its center are three characters: the cruel, inhuman Scarpia and the soft, lyrical Cavaradossi. And the most vivid - passionate, impetuous, indomitable Tosca.

Puccini, who was drawn to fast-paced dramaturgy, refuses extended arias, preferring them to shorter but spectacular musical episodes. The growing internal dynamics of the opera and its melodic richness provide a special expressiveness, the vivid images of the main characters - the graceful and passionate Tosca, the romantic and noble Cavaradossi, the ruthless and treacherous Scarpia - are revealed in the leitmotifs and culminate in the arias that have become classics.

Undoubtedly, the scene in which the artist is shot is the apotheosis of the opera - his beloved unwittingly becomes the murderer, but having learned of the deception, Tosca is unable to go on living... The story, full of passion and drama, will be played out on the stage of the Mikhailovsky Theatre.