Puccini Tosca opera to libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica. Directed 2011 by Duncan Macfarland at the Royal Opera House in a revival of the 2006 Jonathan Kent production. Stars Angela Gheorghiu (Floria Tosca), Jonas Kaufmann (Mario Cavaradossi), Bryn Terfel (Baron Scarpia), Lukas Jakobski (Cesare Angelotti), Jeremy White (Sacristan), Hubert Francis (Spoletta), ZhengZhong Zhou (Sciarrone), William Payne (Shepherd Boy), and John Morrissey (Gaoler). Antonio Pappano conducts the Royal Opera House Orchestra (Concert Master Vasko Vassilev) and Chorus (Chorus Director Renato Balsadonna). Designs by Paul Brown; lighting design by Mark Henderson; music production by David Groves. Directed for TV by Jonathan Haswell. Sung in Italian. Released 2012, Blu-ray disc has 5.1 dts-HD Master Audio sound. Grade: A+
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