The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Puccini: Tosca (Season 4, Episode 1)
Not Rated
TV Episode | 188 min | Musical

The Metropolitan Opera HD Live

Puccini: Tosca (Season 4, Episode 1)

Not Rated

TV Episode | 188 min | Musical

Lust, political corruption, police brutality, torture, rape, murder, execution, suicide: opera. Tosca's lover Mario is arrested for treason when she spills the beans about the escape of a political prisoner. Evil Baron Scarpia wins again.

Director

Gary Halvorson (directed for live cinema by)

Producers

Louisa Briccetti | Victoria Warivonchik

Production Designer

Richard Peduzzi

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 10, 2009

Release date

Oct 10, 2009 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 7 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 cast members

Name	Known for
Joseph Colaneri Self - Conductor Self - Conductor See fewer	Great Performances at the Met (1977)
Susan Graham Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Any Given Sunday (1999)
David Pittsinger Angelotti Angelotti See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Paul Plishka Sacristan Sacristan See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Marcelo Álvarez Cavaradossi Cavaradossi See fewer	The Killer Inside Me (2010)
Karita Mattila Tosca Tosca See fewer	Great Performances at the Met (1977)
George Gagnidze Scarpia Scarpia See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Joel Sorensen Spoletta Spoletta See fewer	Tosca (II) (2009)
James Courtney Sciarrone Sciarrone See fewer	Polar (I) (2019)
Jonathan A. Makepeace Shepherd Shepherd See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Keith Miller Jailer Jailer See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Themselves - Orchestra Themselves - Orchestra See fewer	Anaconda (1997)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus Chorus Chorus See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Luc Bondy Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	The Ortlieb Woman (1981)
Milena Canonero Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer	The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Carrie-Ann Matheson Self - Musical staff Self - Musical staff See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Donald Palumbo Self - Chorus master Self - Chorus master See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Bartlett Sher Self - Director of Next Transmission 'Les Contes D'Hoffmann' (Intermission) Self - Director of Next Transmission 'Les Contes D'Hoffmann' (Intermission) See fewer	Oslo (2021)
Christian Rozakis Peasant (uncredited) Peasant (uncredited) See fewer	Do or Die - 2024