TOSCA        

Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)                                         

Opera in three acts in Italian [Sung in Turkish]
Text by Giacosa and Illica after the play by Sardou
Premièr at Teatro Castonzi, Roma – 14 January 1900

January 1963                                     

State Opera and Ballet, Ankara                                         

Conductor: Helmut Schaefer

Chorus master: Adolfo Comozzo

Stage director: Elmar Voight

Scene and costumes: Seza Altındağ

Floria Tosca a celebrated singer LEYLA GENCER soprano
Mario Cavaradossi a painter DOĞAN ONAT/VITO MIRRA tenor
Baron Scarpia Chief of Police RIFKI AR/ÖZCAN SEVGEN baritone
Cesare Angelotti a political prisoner SELİM ÜNOKUR bass
A Sacristan ALİ GÜRKOÇ/FİKRET KUNRAT baritone
Spoletta a police agent NURİ TÜRKAN/EDİP ALTUGAN tenor
Sciarrone a gendarme NEDİM KAVLAKOĞLU bass
A Gaoler SEYİT AHMET YILDIZ bass
A Shepherd Boy BERGAM KIZILTUĞ contralto

Time: June 1800
Place: Rome

TOSCA        

Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)                                         

Opera in three acts in Italian
Text by Giacosa and Illica after the play by Sardou
Premièr at Teatro Castonzi, Roma – 14 January 1900

23, 28, 30 December 1961                                     

State Opera and Ballet, Ankara  

Conductor: Helmut Schaefer

Chorus master: Adolfo Camozzo

Stage director: Elmar Voight

Scene and costumes: Seza Altındağ

Floria Tosca a celebrated singer LEYLA GENCER soprano
Mario Cavaradossi a painter DOĞAN ONAT/VITO MIRRA tenor
Baron Scarpia Chief of Police RIFKI AR/ÖZCAN SEVGEN baritone
Cesare Angelotti a political prisoner SELİM ÜNOKUR bass
A Sacristan ALİ GÜRKOÇ/FİKRET KUNRAT baritone
Spoletta a police agent NURİ TÜRKAN/EDİP ALTUGAN tenor
Sciarrone a gendarme NEDİM KAVLAKOĞLU bass
A Gaoler SEYİT AHMET YILDIZ bass
A Shepherd Boy BERGAM KIZILTUĞ contralto

Time: June 1800
Place: Rome

Photos © FOTO OSMAN DARCAN, Ankara

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TOSCA        

Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)                                         

Opera in three acts in Italian
Text by Giacosa and Illica after the play by Sardou
Premièr at Teatro Castonzi, Roma – 14 January 1900

07 April 1961                                     

Staatsoper, Wien 

Conductor: Berislav Klobucar

Chorus master: Roberto Benaglio

Stage director: Margherita Wallmann

Scene and costumes: Nicola Benois

Floria Tosca a celebrated singer LEYLA GENCER soprano
Mario Cavaradossi a painter DIMITRY USUNOW tenor
Baron Scarpia Chief of Police ALDO PROTTI baritone
Cesare Angelotti a political prisoner KARL WEBER bass
A Sacristan KARL DÖNCH baritone
Spoletta a police agent KURT EQUILUZ tenor
Sciarrone a gendarme HARALD PRÖGLHÖF bass
Roberti FRITZ SIDL

A Gaoler FRANZ BIERBACH bass
A Shepherd Boy EIN SANGERKNABE contralto

Time: June 1800
Place: Rome

TOSCA        

Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)                                         

Opera in three acts in Italian
Text by Giacosa and Illica after the play by Sardou
Premièr at Teatro Castonzi, Roma – 14 January 1900

19, 20, 21 March 1960                                    

Drama Theater, Tepebaşı [City Opera, Istanbul]                                                                     

OPENING PERFORMANCE OF ISTANBUL CITY OPERA

Conductor: Kurt Eichhorn

Chorus master: Muhittin Sadak 

Stage director: Aydın Gün

Scene and costumes: N. Perof

Costumes for Tosca: Selma Rizan

 

Floria Tosca a celebrated singer LEYLA GENCER soprano

Mario Cavaradossi a painter GIUSEPPE SAVIO tenor

Baron Scarpia Chief of Police ORHAN GÜNEK baritone
Cesare Angelotti a political prisoner ATTILA MANIZADE bass
A Sacristan NUHA KENBER baritone
Spoletta a police agent BEDROS KUYUMCU/N.BAYVERT tenor

Sciarrone a gendarme NURHAN RÜÇHAN bass

A Gaoler BERÇ MARDİROSYAN bass

A Shepherd Boy GÜZİN TATLIGİL/S.LEAL contralto

 

Time: June 1800
Place: Rome

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