Venue: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, 90012)Īll programs, artists and dates are subject to change. Performed in Italian with English supertitlesĮstimated running time: two hours, 40 minutes, including two intermissions ‡ Former member of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program

Eleven years later, in 1900, Puccini’s opera Tosca had its triumphant first performance in Rome. † Member of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program Love, politics, sadism and religion: all these ingredients are brought together in the story of the jealous and impulsive singer Floria Tosca, who is in love with the idealistic Mario Cavaradossi in an Italy fighting for its independence. (The 2022 presentation will be a revival of the John Caird production previously presented in 20.)Ĭavaradossi: Michael Fabiano (November 19 through December 4)Ĭavaradossi: Gregory Kunde (December 7 and 10)Ĭhildren's Chorus Director: Fernando Malvar-Ruiz World premiere: January 14, 1900, at the Teatro Costanzi (Rome, Italy) Libretto: Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on the play La Tosca by Victorien Sardou

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