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Tosca, Dallas Opera 2008
Dallas Opera 2008
Opera in Three Acts
GIACOMO PUCCINI
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
Based on the play La Tosca by Victorien Sardou
CONDUCTOR – Anthony Barrese
STAGE DIRECTOR – Giulio Chazalettes
PRODUCTION DESIGNER – Ulisse Santicchi
LIGHTING DESIGNER – Marie Barrett
WIGS AND MAKE-UP DESIGNER – David Zimmerman
CHORUS MASTER – Alexander Rom
CHILDREN’S CHORUS MASTER – Melinda Cotten
CAST
FLORIA TOSCA, a celebrated singer - Catherine Naglestad*
MARIO CAVARADOSSI, a painter - Massimo Giordano
THE BARON SCARPIA, Chief of Police - Wolfgang Brendel*
CESARE ANGELOTTI – Thomas Forde
THE SACRISTAN - Michael Gallup
SPOLETTA, a police agent - David Cangelosi*
SCIARRONE, a policeman – Michael Kimmons
A JAILER – John Bates
A SHEPHERD - Ava Pina
* Dallas Opera Debut
Dallas Opera Orchestra
Chorus: Dallas Opera Chorus
MARCH 7, 9 (m), 12, & 15, 2008