To someone dear!
I left my heart in San Francisco
High on a hill, it calls to me...
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Angela Gheorghiu and Massimo Giordano, act I |
Angela Gheorghiu as Floria Tosca |
Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Frontali, act II |
Angela Gheorghiu, Massimo Giordano and Roberto Frontali, act II |
Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Frontali |
Angela Gheorghiu and Massimo Giordani, act III |
Curtain call |
Picture this: the moment of silence before Vissi d'arte in act two. The orchestra waits for the director to make the sign, Tosca is sitted on the sofa in the center of the stage. Scarpia is standing next to his desk on the left. There's a bright spotlight making Tosca's red dress glow. Another pale spotlight on Scarpia and the rest of the stage almost in darkness. Then she starts singing, making the emotion, sadness and passion almost tangible. She stands for the last part of the aria, making it even more intense. It's more than listening. It's about feeling the moment with every pore. It was beautiful. I close my eyes and I see the entire scene over and over again. I say bye-bye real world, hello my fluffy white cloud. If you need me, I'll be there, floating for the next two days.
Some more photos to come soon
Now you can put a sound to the images. A two minute video posted on the YouTube page of San Francisco Opera.
The dress rehearsal took place on Sunday. I sooooo missed Tosca. Enjoyed every minute of it. Sorry you can't listen to what I heard, but here's what I saw.
Angela Gheorghiu as Tosca |
Angela Gheorghiu and Massimo Giordano |
Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Frontali |
Angela Gheorghiu and Massimo Giordano |
Angela Gheorghiu and Massimo Giordano |