Puccini: Tosca
Venue: Grimaldi Forum
Fete Nationale gala performance by invitation only
In the Salle des Princes, one of three performances, on 16, 19 and 22 November, of Puccini's Tosca, libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on the play La Tosca by Victorien Sardou. With Martina Serafin, Marcelo Alvarez and Bryn Terfel.
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Daniel Oren, stage direction by Jean-Louis Grinda, Monte Carlo Opera and Academie de Musique Rainier III Chorale directed by Stefano Visconti.
The 3-act opera is a new production by Opera Monte Carlo, Valencia Palau of Arts, the Turin Teatro Regio, and the Torre del Lago Puccini Festival.