TOSCA
Dallas Opera 2008
Opera in Three Acts
GIOCAMO 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