Drenched in Hitchcockian references, this brilliant production directed by Jonathan Kent distinguished itself right from its creation by the subtle and reserved acting direction.<\/p>\n
Tosca is one of the great evenings of opera, and from its strident opening chords conjures up a world of political instability and menace. Jonathan Kent\u2019s production for The Royal Opera captures the dangerous political turbulence of Rome in 1800. The Chief of Police, Scarpia \u2013 one of the most malevolent villains in opera \u2013 ruthlessly pursues and tortures enemies of the state. His dark, demonic music contrasts with the expansive melodies of the idealistic lovers, Tosca and Cavaradossi, who express their passion in sublime arias, including \u201cVissi d\u2019arte\u201d and \u201cE lucevan le stelle\u201d. Giacomo Puccini\u2019s dramatic work was a hit with audiences on its 1900 premiere and it remains one of the most performed of all operas \u2013 with its gripping plot and glorious music, it\u2019s easy to see why.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11275,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","actor":[],"class_list":["post-11299","movie","type-movie","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"wpcf-titre-original":"","wpcf-realisation":"","acteurs":null,"pays":"","distributeur":"","wpcf-date-de-sortie":"1518307200","wpcf-date-de-sortie-en-texte":"","wpcf-duree-du-film":"185","wpcf-flag-laissez-passer-refuse":false,"wpcf-flag-custom":"OPERA","photos":false,"nominations":false,"wpcf-bande-annonce-fr":"","wpcf-bande-annonce-en":"kQywGsLhobs","critiques":null,"classification":[],"indication":[],"_custom_thumbnail":{"url":null,"top":null,"left":null},"document_pedagogique":null,"dossier_de_presse":null,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n