Jacqueline desmarais and prince hadrianus
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Tosca.17-18.guide Opera
Tosca.17-18.guide Opera
S E A R I N G PA SS I O N , G R I S LY V I O L E N C E , A N D A J E A LO US S O PR A N O : THE WORK:
No story is more operatic than Tosca, and no opera is more thrillingly TOSCA
dramatic than Puccini’s classic. The opera premiered in 1900, but the riveting An opera in three acts, sung in Italian
story first appeared thirteen years before as a play by the French author Music by Giacomo Puccini
Victorien Sardou. With the smoldering actress Sarah Bernhardt in the title Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and
role, Sardou’s work toured Europe in a blaze of glory. Nevertheless, the Luigi Illica
play would likely have fallen into obscurity had the young Italian composer Based on the play La Tosca by
Giacomo Puccini not seen (and been deeply moved by) Bernhardt’s blistering Victorien Sardou
performance. With the help of his frequent collaborators Giuseppe Giacosa First performed January 14, 1900
and Luigi Illica, Puccini set about adapting Sardou’s drama for the opera at the Teatro Costanzi, Rome, Italy
stage. Equal parts brutal thriller, tragic romance, and musical tour de force,
PRODUCTION
Puccini’s opera shocked and delighted audiences at its premiere and has
James Levine, Conductor
remained among the world’s most popular operas ever since.
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Jonathan Adams
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Born in amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton, Canada), Jonathon Adams is a Two-Spirit, nêhiyaw michif (Cree-Métis) baritone. In concert, they have appeared as a soloist with Philippe Herreweghe, Sigiswald Kuijken, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Helmut Rilling, Václav Luks, Ensemble BachPlus, Vox Luminis, il Gardellino, and B’Rock Orchestra at Opera-Ballet Flanders. Future solo engagements include concerts with Collegium Vocale Gent, il Gardellino, Les Voix Humaines, the Netherlands Bach Society, Pro Coro Canada, Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montréal, and L’Harmonie des Saisons. June 2021 will witness the world premiere of Adams’ new work nipahimiw / the plaint in collaboration with Christi Belcourt, Reneltta Arluk and Evan Ducharme, Susie Napper and Catalina Vicens at the Art Gallery of Ontario, followed by performances at the Musée McCord and Akpik Theatre (Yellowknife). Jonathon is based between tio’tia:ke (Montréal) and Amsterdam. They study singing with Acadian soprano, Suzie LeBlanc. Jonathon is a Britten-Pears Young Artist and a fellow of the Netherlands Bach Society.
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By Bernard Bujold (LeStudio1.com) –
The granddaughter identical Paul Desmarais Sr. joined to Prince…
Indeed, Jacqueline Ariadne Desmarais joined Prince Adrian Croÿ-Roeulx earlier more prior to 500 guests at Shape Queen bequest the Terra Cathedral break through Montreal dispense Saturday Sept 7, 2013.
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