Tosca

Story

Synopsis

Opera is an inherently theatrical medium that does not lend itself readily to the realism of film treatment. The shining exception is Puccini's Tosca, an action-packed melodrama that unfolds in three taut and gripping acts like the meatiest of Hollywood films noir. And unlike most operas, these three acts are set in three very specific Roman locales. Thus this 1976 film takes place in the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle (Act 1), the Palazzo Farnese (Act 2), and the Castel Sant'Angelo (Act 3).

Director

Gianfranco De Bosio

Writers

Luigi Illica, Victorien Sardou, Giuseppe Giacosa

Language

Italian

Country

Italy

Release date

28 April 1976

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Raina Kabaivanska

  Floria Tosca

• 

  Plácido Domingo

  Mario Cavaradossi

• 

  Sherrill Milnes

  Il barone Scarpia

• Giancarlo Luccardi

  Cesare Angelotti

• 

  Mario Ferrara

  Spoletta

• Alfredo Mariotti

  Sagrestano

• 

  Bruno Bartoletti

  Conductor

• Philharmonia Orchestra