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La Scala: Giacomo Puccini's Tosca

Tosca reverently lays a crucifix on Scarpia's body. Photograph of a pre-1914 production at the old Metropolitan Opera House, New York
The Victrola book of the opera, Camden, N.J. : Victor Talking Machine Co., 1921, p. 396
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Tosca reverently lays a crucifix on Scarpia's body. Photograph of a pre-1914 production at the old Metropolitan Opera House, New York

Airs Saturday, November 14, 2020, at 12:00 noon. This week the WFMT Radio Network Opera Series presents Giacomo Puccini's Tosca in a operformance from La Scala

CAST:
Floria Tosca Anna Netrebko, soprano
Mario Cavaradossi Francesco Meli, tenor
Baron Scarpia Luca Salsi, baritone
Cesare Angelotti Carlo Cigni, bass
Sacristan Alfonso Antoniozzi, baritone
Spoletta Carlo Bosi, tenor
Sciarrone Giulio Mastrototaro, bass
A Jailer Ernesto Panariello, bass

Ensemble: La Scala Orchestra
Choru: La Scala Chorus
Chorus Director: Bruno Casoni
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly