Metropolitan Opera broadcasts of March 20, 1999: Tosca

From: Opera News | Date: March 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

BROADCAST OF MARCH 20, 1999

SPONSORED BY TEXACO OVER THE TEXACO-METROPOLITAN OPERA

INTERNATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, 1:30 P.M.

TOSCA

Music by Giacomo Puccini

Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica

THE STORY

ACT I. Cesare Angelotti, an escaped political prisoner, runs into the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle to hide in the family chapel. The Sacristan enters to pray and is interrupted by the painter Mario Cavaradossi, who has come to work on his portrait of Mary Magdalene - inspired by the Marchesa Attavanti, Angelotti's sister. Cavaradossi contrasts the beauty of the blond marchesa ...

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