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fromwww.theguardian.com
21 hours ago
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Really entertaining in a horrible way': the indestructible appeal of Tosca

Tosca succeeded despite early predictions of failure by using immersive real-world sound effects that initially seemed out of place in opera.
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago
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Tosca review punchy new Puccini rises above the Shame on you' Russian soprano protests

Covent Garden's new production of Tosca, starring Anna Netrebko, confronted public protests yet delivered a powerful modern, war‑zone–set interpretation that pleased the audience.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
21 hours ago

Really entertaining in a horrible way': the indestructible appeal of Tosca

Tosca succeeded despite early predictions of failure by using immersive real-world sound effects that initially seemed out of place in opera.
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fromwww.london-unattached.com
8 months ago

Oliver Mears' Tosca at The Royal Opera House

The opera is about individuals caught up in the brutal mundanity of the machinery and power of a repressive state. Playing Tosca is the great diva Anna Netrebko, now an Austrian citizen but born Russian, and described in The Times as a symbol of cultural propaganda for the Russian regime'. The singer has criticised the war without attacking Putin personally. For individual artists caught up in this geopolitical nightmare the pressures are clearly immense.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

UK's Royal Ballet and Opera withdraws Tosca production in Tel Aviv

The Royal Ballet and Opera canceled its 2026 Tosca production in Israel following criticism from nearly 200 members over its political stance.
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