Poster of Tosca

Tosca

Plot: This live version of Puccini s superbly dramatic opera was recorded in Rome in the exact locations and at the precise times of day as Puccini had written into his score. The action opens in Rome's beautiful 16th-century church of Sant Andrea della Valle, where Cavaradossi (Plácido Domingo) is innocently painting, moves to the Farnese Palace where Tosca (Catherine Malfitano) dramatically stabs the lustful Scarpia (Ruggero Raimondi), and finally to the battlements of the Castle Sant Angelo at dawn the following day where Cavaradossi is cruelly killed, and Tosca takes her own life
Release Date: Friday, July 4 1986
38 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Catherine MalfitanoCatherine Malfitano
Catherine Malfitano was
38 in Tosca
as 'Tosca'.
Sun, Apr 18 1948
Portrait of Plácido DomingoPlácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo was
45 in Tosca
as 'Mario Cavaradossi'.
Tue, Jan 21 1941
Portrait of Ruggero RaimondiRuggero Raimondi
Ruggero Raimondi was
44 in Tosca
as 'Scarpia'.
Fri, Oct 03 1941
Portrait of Zubin MehtaZubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta was
50 in Tosca
as 'Conductor'.
Wed, Apr 29 1936

Crew

Portrait of Giuseppe Patroni GriffiGiuseppe Patroni Griffi
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi was
65 in Tosca
as 'Director'
Sun, Feb 27 1921 –
Thu, Dec 15 2005
Portrait of Giuseppe GiacosaGiuseppe Giacosa
Giuseppe Giacosa would have been no older than
58 in Tosca
as 'Writer'
Thu, Oct 21 1847 –
Sun, Sep 02 1906
Portrait of Luigi IllicaLuigi Illica
Luigi Illica would have been no older than
62 in Tosca
as 'Writer'
Sat, May 09 1857 –
Tue, Dec 16 1919