Hard candy
It’s perhaps because Puccini is the master of operatic pathos that Tosca has proved so hard for people to get a handle on.
40 pieces since 2010 — in 18 roles, at 6 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
2 pieces as Royal Opera House — stats above show all coverage for Gerald Finley.
View allIt’s perhaps because Puccini is the master of operatic pathos that Tosca has proved so hard for people to get a handle on.
The experience of watching Wagner’s final opera Parsifal is frequently elevated to a spiritual occurrence, and productions have historically emphasized the religious dimension of the opera’s core themes of redemption and the dangers of temptation.
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