

Tosca
with Lise Davidsen, Freddie De Tommaso & Bryn Terfel
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Artist in Residence Lise Davidsen sings the title role in Puccini’s incisive opera.
Rebellion. Corruption. Jealousy. Torture. A mislaid dagger. And most of all, love.
The ingredients in Puccini's opera are enough for an entire television series, but actually take place in the course of one intense day in Rome in June 1800. When Mario Cavaradossi, a painter, is suspected of harbouring a political refugee, Scarpia, the sadistic chief of police, sees his chance, not only to catch the rebel but also to win Cavaradossi's lover, the famous opera singer Floria Tosca. Neither Scarpia nor Tosca spare any means to get what they want.
The Bergen International Festival opens with a concert version of the opera, with moving duets and some of the world's best-known arias, including Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore (Tosca's Prayer) and É lucevan le stelle (And the stars were shining).
Artist in Residence Lise Davidsen, soprano, makes her stage debut in the title role. Her revolutionary lover is portrayed by the British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso, while the evil Roman police chief is played by the Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel.
In the opening performance of the Bergen International Festival this fatal trefoil takes the stage accompanied by Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, Edvard Grieg Kor and Edvard Grieg Youth Choir.
Image: Lise Davidsen (photo: Morten Krogvold), Freddie De Tommaso (photo: Craig Gibson), Bryn Terfel (photo: Johannes Ifkovits)
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Read about soprano and artist in residence Lise
Davidsen here.
Venue
Duration
2 h 25 min incl. interval
Tickets
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Language
Performed in Italian, titled in Norwegian and English.
Contributors
- Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
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Edward Gardner conductor
- Lise Davidsen Floria Tosca
- Freddie De Tommaso Mario Cavaradossi
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Bryn Terfel Baron Scarpia
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Ashley Riches Cesare Angelotti
- Christian Valle A Sacristan
- Kjetil Støa Spoletta
- Ludvig Lindström Sciarrone
- TBA A Sherpherd boy
- David Hansford A Jailer
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Edvard Grieg Choir
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Edvard Grieg Youth Choir
- Bergen Philharmonic Choir
- Collegium Musicum
- Håkon Matti Skrede choirmaster
Produced by
Bergen International Festival in collaboration with Bergen National Opera and Musikkselskapet Harmonien
Music by
- Puccini