Credits:

Popolizio D.gatti / Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Goikoetxea Pretti Markov Puccini (1858-1924)

Description:

From the Florence May Festival comes a new production of “Tosca”. The production is directed by Massimo Popolizio, who made his debut as an opera director in 2018. He is known for his work as an actor and voice actor on stage and in film, most recently for his well-received film, “The Return of Mussolini Sono Tornato (Italy 2019)”. In his notes, he says that he tried to depict the atmosphere of Rome in the 1930s (when fascism was on the rise) by referring to Bernardo Bertolucci’s film “Il conformista (The Assassin’s Forest)” (Italy 1970). Against the backdrop of this stimulating production filled with eroticism and sadism, Vanessa Goicoechea, a soprano with a clear and beautiful voice, sings the title role with passion. The three main actors, including the lustrous tenor Piero Pretti as the handsome Cavaradossi and A