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Tosca (Helsinki)

2018 · 120 min

A staged opera broadcast, so it plays as a slow, grand, emotionally charged spectacle you watch with full attention rather than casually.

Directed by
Hannu Kamppila
Genres
Music, Drama, Romance
Starring
Andrea Carè, Tuomas Pursio, Heikki Aalto
Overview
One moment the singer Floria Tosca is standing on the stage, next moment she is the key figure in a deadly political intrigue sparked by jealousy and the craving for power. Giacomo Puccini’s thriller continues to captivate audiences to this day. Helsinki presents an audacious new production of this classic directed by Christof Loy. Award-winning German director Christof Loy promises a new and original vision of Puccini’s masterpiece. Lithuanian soprano Aušrinė Stundytė has the title role for the 2018/19 season, Italian tenor Andrea Carè plays the artist Cavaradossi and Finnish baritone Tuomas Pursio the power-hungry Scarpia. The conductor is Patrick Fournillier.

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Directed by
Hannu Kamppila
Genres
Music, Drama, Romance
Starring
Andrea Carè, Tuomas Pursio, Heikki Aalto
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • power
    • betrayal
    • love
    • death
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • single location
    • musical
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism4
    Romance6
    Tension7
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    music, drama, romance, tv movie
    Directed by
    Hannu Kamppila
    Starring
    Andrea Carè, Tuomas Pursio, Heikki Aalto, Tapani Plathan, Aušrinė Stundytė
    Runtime
    120 min
    Country
    Finland, France, Germany
    Languages
    Italian

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