Description |
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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Dolby digital 2.0 |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
System Details |
DVD, region 1; soundtrack in Dolby Digital 2.0; full screen (4:3) presentation. |
Note |
Motion picture adaption of the opera. |
Performer |
Angela Gheorghiu (Floria Tosca) ; Roberto Alagna (Mario Cavaradossi) ; Ruggero Raimondi (Baron Scarpia) ; Maurizio Muraro (Angelotti) ; Enrico Fissore (Le Sacristan) ; David Cangelosi (Spoletta) ; Sorin Coliban (Sciarrone) ; Gwynne Howell (Le Geolier) ; James Savage-Hanford (Le Patre) ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Tiffin Boys' Choir ; Antonio Pappano, conductor. |
Credits |
Directed by Benoit Jacquot; produced by Daniel Toscan Du Plantier; co-producers, Douglas Cummins, Alessandro Verdecchi, Alfred Hurmer & Frédéric Sichler; screenplay, Benoit Jacquot after the libretto of Puccini's opera. |
Event |
Originally issued as a motion picture in 2001. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
Summary |
Tosca is set in Rome at the end of the 18th century. Love and jealousy drive the story to its inevitable, tragic end. Tosca, an actress, kills her tormentor, Scarpia, and rushes to save her lover, Mario. All goes awry and Mario is executed. Tosca, in an act of defiance, then throws herself from the roof of Castel Sant'Angelo to her death. |
Language |
Sung in Italian, with subtitles in English. |
Subject |
Operas -- Film adaptations.
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Operas -- Film adaptations. |
Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Film adaptations.
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Film adaptations.
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Added Author |
Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.
Tosca.
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Jacquot, Benoît, 1947-
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Toscan Du Plantier, Daniel.
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Gheorghiu, Angela, performer.
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Alagna, Roberto, performer.
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Raimondi, Ruggero, performer.
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Pappano, Antonio, 1959- conductor.
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Tiffin School. Boys' Choir, performer.
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Royal Opera House (London, England), performer.
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Kultur International Films.
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Added Title |
Tosca (Motion picture : 2001) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003004729
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ISBN |
0769779530 |
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9780769779539 |
Standard No. |
032031401099 |
Music No. |
D4010 Kultur |
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