Tosca

Recorded live at the Sydney Opera House in 1985 this lavish production of Puccini’s opera stars Eva Marton as Tosca, Lamberto Furlan as her lover Cavaradossi and John Shaw as the villainous Baron Scarpia. Puccini’s tale of jealousy, love and betrayal is set against a background of the Napoleonic wars, brought vividly to life by Allan Lee’s superlative sets and John Copley’s outstanding production. The Australian Opera and Chorus is conducted by Alberto Erede.

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Credits

director

Peter Butler

co-producer

John Copley

Peter Butler

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Duration

02:10:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1990

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302342

Language

Italian

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Foreign language films

Music & Performing Arts → Operas

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1990

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