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TOSCA

The Magic of Callas

About Act II of Tosca

Antonio Pappano discusses the power and impact of Act II of Puccini's "Tosca" and how opera is about more than a singer's voice.

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GP at the Met: Tosca

Tosca’s “Vissi d’arte”

Watch Sonya Yoncheva sing the title character’s Act II aria, the classic "Vissi d'arte," as she thinks of her lover and their fate.

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GP at the Met: Tosca

About the Opera

Sir David McVicar’s new production of Puccini’s classic stars Sonya Yoncheva, Vittorio Grigolo and Željko Lučić. Opera diva Tosca must rescue her revolutionary lover Cavaradossi from the depraved police chief Scarpia. Isabel Leonard hosts.

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Tosca Aria by Patricia Racette

GP at the Met: Tosca

Tosca Aria “Vissi d’arte”

American Soprano Patricia Racette sings the aria "Vissi d'arte" from Act II of Puccini's Tosca at the Metropolitan Opera. Watch Excerpt of Tosca Aria "Vissi d'arte" Tosca, Puccini’s enduring favorite opera, starring Patricia Racette, Roberto Alagna and George Gagnidze, returns to Great Performances at the ...

GP at the Met; Tosca 2014

GP at the Met: Tosca

About the Performance

Tosca, Puccini’s favorite opera, stars an exceptional trio of singing actors. Acclaimed American soprano Patricia Racette plays the ultimate diva, Floria Tosca, in Luc Bondy‘s production. French tenor Roberto Alagna sings Tosca’s lover, the painter Cavaradossi, and Georgian baritone George Gagnidze is the corrupt, lustful ...

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Placido Domingo

Placido Domingo: My Favorite Roles

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This comprehensive performance documentary, the first profile of the tenor in a decade, features the celebrated tenor - and general director of both the Washington National Opera and the Los Angeles Opera - as he looks back and reflects with heartfelt candor on his choicest ...

Placido Domingo: My Favorite Roles

About the Performance Documentary

The great Spanish tenor Placido Domingo looks back on his illustrious career - one which has been bountifully preserved on film and video. The celebrated tenor as he looks back and reflects with heartfelt candor on his choicest roles from opera houses around the world ...

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Preview of the Opera

A new production of Puccini’s Tosca starring Karita Mattila opens THIRTEEN’s Great Performances at the Met’s fourth season on PBS. Mattila sings the title role of Tosca for the first time outside her native Finland, opposite Marcelo Álvarez as Cavaradossi. George Gagnidze is Scarpia and ...