Tosca.(performances during 2004-05 Metropolitan Opera season)(includes opera cast, plot, background)(Calendar)

Publication: Opera News

Publication Date: 01-APR-05

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COPYRIGHT 2005 Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc.

BROADCAST OF APRIL 9, 2005, 1:30 P.M.

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA INTERNATIONAL RADIO NETWORK

THE 2004-05 METROPOLITAN OPERA BROADCAST SEASON IS MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS GRANTS FROM THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION AND THE VINCENT A. STABILE FOUNDATION

TOSCA THE CAST (in order of vocal appearance) Angeloui bass-bar., RICHARD BERNSTEIN Sacristan bass, PAUL PLISHKA Cavaradossi tenor, SALVATORE LICITRA Floria Tosca soprano, MARIA GULEGHINA Baron Scarpia baritone, MARK DELAVAN Spoletta tenor, BERNARD FITCH Sciarrone bass, RICHARD VERNON Shepherd treble, TBA Jailer ass, VACLOVAS DAUNORAS Conducted by JAMES CONLON Production: Franco Zeffirelli Set designer: Franco Zeffirelli Costumes designer: Peter J. Hall Stage director: Sharon Thomas Chorus master: Raymond Hughes Musical preparation: Jane Klaviter, Steven Eldredge, Kevin Murphy, Derrick Inouye Assistant stage director: Paula Williams Stage band conductor: Gregory Buchalter Prompter: Jane Klaviter Children's chorus director: Elena Doria Production a gift of The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund THE SCENES (Rome, 1800) Timings (ET) ACT I Sant'Andrea della Valle 1:30-2:16 ACT II Palazzo Farnese 2:52-3:37 ACT III Castel Sant'Angelo 4:05-1:33 Announcer: Margaret Juntwait Audio director: Jay David Saks INTERMISSION FEATURES Producer: Michael Bronson Timings "OPERA NEWS on the Air" 2:16-2:52 Guilty Pleasures Roundtable Panel: Ken Benson, Alan Wagner Moderator: Steven Blier Metropolitan Opera Quiz * 3:37-4:05 Steven Blier questions students from the Juilliard, Manhattan and Mannes conservatories of music * Send quiz questions to Metropolitan Opera Quiz, Box 805, ED.R. Station, New York,...

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