Just in time for the opening of the San Francisco Opera production of Tosca on Thursday, Angela Gheorghiu's performance in the title role last year at Covent Garden is being released on DVD and Blu-ray.
This is the Jonathan Kent production, featuring Gheorghiu as Tosca, Jonas Kaufmann as Cavaradossi, and Bryn Terfel as Scarpia. Antonio Pappano conducts.
The Observer review of the production said:
In a top performance of Tosca, Puccini’s black thriller which reeks of religiosity and has an ever-shattering score, the earth can move in several ways. With a cast led by three of the greatest singers in the world, the stampede of applause alone makes the floorboards tremble.