This gripping and visually stunning film has been universally hailed as one of the most satisfying of all versions of opera on celluloid
Director Gianfranco de Bosio has given an extraordinary dimension of realism to this story of love, deception and murder by shooting it all in the original Roman location
Using diverse cinematic tricks and imaginative camerawork, this opera film is much more a visual interpretation of Puccini’s music than a theatre piece filmed in original settings
Bulgarian soprano Raina Kabaivanska sang the role of Tosca on more than 400 occasions, while Cavaradossi was one of Plácido Domingo’s star roles in his earlier years and the role of his debuts in Hamburg and London
Besides their musical mastery, all the singers display exceptional acting talent, which adds enormously to the atmospheric depths of De Bosio’s production