Puccini, Giacomo / Cedolins, Fiorenza / Alvarez, Marcelo / Raimondi, Ruggero: Tosca

Soloists:

Fiorenza Cedolins, Marcelo Álvarez, Ruggero Raimondi

Orchestra, choir:

Orchestra e Coro dell’ Arena di Verona

Conductor:

Daniel Oren

Director:

Hugo de Ana



Italian opera producer Hugo de Ana's magnificent production of Puccini's Tosca from the world-famous Arena di Verona, with all the splendor that Puccini's opera demands! This popular tragedy is sung by a dream team of outstanding singers and actors, conducted by Daniel Oren, long-time conductor of the Arena di Verona. The recording was made on one of Verona's special summer evenings, when the audience fills the historic amphitheater, eager to enjoy an open-air opera. The Verona amphitheater, known as the "arena," provides an atmospheric setting for summer celebrations. Watching an opera in this ancient amphitheater, the second largest of its kind after the Colosseum in Rome, is a truly impressive experience. However, the DVD offers a closer look at the stage and the singers, bringing this dramatic opera directly to the viewer's home.