Jullien Dassin

Floria Tosca

Giacomo Puccini

Floria Tosca

Opera in 3 acts

Producer: Luca Ronconi

Conductor: Abzal Mukhitdinov, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

Assistant Director: Yerenbak Toikenov

Head of Children’s Choir: Altynganym Akhmetova

 

Giacomo Puccini is one of the greatest Italian operatic composers, the author of celebrated operas, such as Manon Lescaut, Madame Butterfly, La bohème, Turandot, etc. One of the most popular and frequently performed at the world’s theatres opera is Floria Tosca.

In all his operas, despite the dramatic and tragic plots, Puccini declares the primacy of love, goodness, honour and faith in the human relationships. Female image is often central in Puccini’s operas. Puccini’s main heroines are light, sophisticated, though, sometimes weak.

The principal character, the famous Italian singer Tosca, is a patriot of Italy and a fierce heroic and romantic figure. Even in the scenes of death and suicide Puccini seeks to express his heroine’s beautiful and delicate soul.

The plot of Floria Tosca was taken from Victorien Sardou’s play, filled with drama and love for liberty. Puccini created a bright and expressive masterpiece, in the centre of which underlies a tragic love story of the singer Floria Tosca and the painter Mario Cavaradossi. Indeed, the story takes place in the dark epoch of opposition, at the time of the historical events of 1800s: the invasion of Napoleon’s army in Italy and the foundation of the Republic... The lovers become victims of despotism, tortures, prison and execution... Being far from the political struggle, – occasionally they get involved into it...

The premiere of Floria Tosca took place on 14 January 1900 and was not a success. However, one year later Floria Tosca gained the love of audiences.

Nowadays Floria Tosca is successfully performed on the stages of the most prestigious theatres in various countries, and the tickets are sold rapidly.

So, what is the secret of Floria Tosca’s popularity and actuality? Those who will have a chance to see it on the stage of the Astana Opera will have the answer.

 

 

ROLES AND PERFORMERS:

Floria Tosca – Zhupar Gabdullina, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

Cavaradossi – Meir Bainesh, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

Scarpia – Yevgeniy Chainikov

A sacristan – Shyngys Rassylkhan

Angelotti – Bolat Yessimkhanov

Sciarrone – Samat Zharylkassynov

Spoletta – Ramzat Balakishiyev

A jailer – Nurlybek Kosparmakov

A shepard boy – Kanat Bakhtiyar / Assel Kaldybayeva

 

Running time: 3 hours (including two intervals)

 

Performed in Italian

(with synchronized Kazakh and Russian supertitles)

 

Management reserves the right to substitute artists