Contemporary Rome is the setting for this unique and highly innovative version of Puccini’s Tosca, performed in the Roman locations – and at the same times of day – as Puccini had written into his score. Thus the action opens in the beautiful 16th-century church of Sant’Andrea della Valle at noon, where Cavaradossi (Placido Domingo) meets the fugitive Angelotti, moves to the Farnese Palace that evening where Tosca (Catherine Malfitano) dramatically makes a pact with the lustful Scarpia (Ruggero Raimondi), and finally to the battlements of the Castel Sant’Angelo at dawn the following day where the final drama is played out.

Cast:
- Floria Tosca: Catherine Malfitano
- Mario Cavaradossi: Placido Domingo
- Baron Scarpia: Ruggero Raimondi
- Cesare Angelotti: Giacomo Prestia
- Sacristan: Giorgio Gatti
- Spoletta: Mauro Buffoli
- Sciarrone: Silvestro Sammaritano
- Gaoler: Franco Federici
- Shepherd Boy: Simone Scatarzi

Conceived and produced by Andrea Andermann
Director: Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro
Directed for video by Brian Large

Recorded live in July 1992 - remastered in High Definition from the original master tape.

“Andrea Andermann’s television production was simply a triumph” - The Times

“The staggered timing, the complex technology and the settings themselves made the production the first of its kind” - The New York Times

Colour
Region Code: All Regions
NTSC 4:3 • 114 Mins • L-PCM Stereo
Subtitles: English / French / German / Italian