Tosca (2001 film)

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Tosca
Film poster
Directed byBenoît Jacquot
Based onLa Tosca
by Victorien Sardou
Produced byDaniel Toscan du Plantier
StarringAngela Gheorghiu
Roberto Alagna
Ruggero Raimondi
CinematographyRomain Winding
Edited byLuc Barnier
Release date
2001
Running time
126 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
United Kingdom
Germany
LanguageItalian

Tosca is a 2001

drama film written and directed by Benoît Jacquot, closely based on the 1900 opera Tosca with music by Giacomo Puccini and an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based in turn on the 1887 play by Victorien Sardou. The film stars soprano Angela Gheorghiu, tenor Roberto Alagna, and baritone Ruggero Raimondi, who mime their parts, sung in Italian. The soundtrack was pre-recorded in 2000 with the Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus conducted by Antonio Pappano.[1][2]

Plot

Tosca is in love with Cavaradossi, who is arrested by Scarpia for helping escaped prisoner Angelotti to hide. Scarpia has Cavaradossi tortured in the presence of Tosca, who divulges Angelotti's hiding place. Tosca agrees to submit to Scarpia's advances, if he spares Cavaradossi's life in a mock execution and provides her with a safe-conduct to allow her and her lover to escape Rome. After Scarpia finishes writing, she stabs and kills him. She joins her lover on a platform at the top of the Castel Sant'Angelo, where the execution is to take place. She shows him the safe-conduct and explains how she got it, and she assures him it is to be a mock execution. However, Scarpia has tricked her, the execution is real, and Tosca realizes Cavaradossi is dead. Scarpia's murder has been discovered, and Spoleta can be heard coming to arrest her. With a final cry, she leaps from the parapet to her death.

Cast

Release

The soundtrack album was recorded at

Arthaus Musik.[10]

Reception

The film received generally positive reviews. The

Denver Rocky Mountain News wrote: "From the trembling fury of Gheorgiu's Tosca to the penetrating stare of Raimondi's Scarpia, this Tosca blazes with passion. At its best, it's sublime."[12]

weighted average, assigned the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on eighteen critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Edward Greenfield, "Thrilling Performances Caught with Vivid Immediacy in a Compelling Cinematic Tosca", Gramophone, September 2003, p. 86.
  2. ^ a b A. O. Scott, "Film Review: Transposing the Power of 'Tosca' to the Big Screen", The New York Times, July 12, 2002.
  3. OCLC 810280601
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  4. ^ Michael Oliver, "A fine Tosca, crowned by Gheorghiu, that bodes well for Pappano's forthcoming tenure.", Gramophone, December 2001, pp. 99, 101.
  5. ^ "Tosca (2001)", filmportal.de. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "David Cangelosi: About This Artist", LA Phil website. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Peter Conrad, "A night with La Draculetta", The Guardian, December 9, 2001.
  8. OCLC 694081971
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  9. OCLC 62242382
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  10. OCLC 1045069654, Arthaus Musik product page
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  11. ^ "Tosca 2001, Musical/Drama", Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  12. ^ a b Quoted at "Tosca Reviews", Rotten Tomatoes.
  13. Fandom, Inc.
    Retrieved 20 January 2024.

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