Giacomo Puccini is arguably the best-loved of all opera composers, and here together are three of his finest works showcasing the full compass of his creative power. In lavish productions from Madrid’s Teatro Real, Jesús López Cobos directs an outstanding cast led by Inva Mula and Aquiles Machado in a cinematic account of bohemian life in Paris, directed by Giancarlo del Monaco, while Daniela Dessì plays the fiery singer Tosca in Nuria Espert’s staging of lust, betrayal and revenge in Rome. Then the heart-breaking tale of abandonment and hope in Nagasaki comes to life, with Cheryl Barker and Martin Thompson at the helm of an inspired cast in a production staged by the legendary innovator Robert Wilson for De Nederlandse Opera.

Casts:

La bohème
- Mimì: Inva Mula
- Musetta: Laura Giordano
- Rodolfo: Aquiles Machado
- Marcello: Fabio Maria Capitanucci
- Schaunard: David Menéndez
- Colline: Felipe Bou
Coro y orquesta titulares del Teatro Real
Conductor: Jesús López Cobos
Director: Giancarlo del Monaco

Tosca
- Floria Tosca: Daniela Dessì
- Mario Cavaradossi: Fabio Armiliato
- Baron Scarpia: Ruggero Raimondi
Coro y orquesta titulares del Teatro Real
Conductor: Maurizio Benini
Director: Nuria Espert

Madama Butterfly
- Madama Butterfly: Cheryl Barker
- B.F. Pinkerton: Martin Thompson
- Suzuki: Catherine Keen
- Sharpless: Richard Stilwell
Chorus of The Dutch National Opera / Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Edo De Waart
Director: Robert Wilson

‘...An absolutely magnificent cast of voices.’ - Tosca (El Mundo, Madrid)

‘Enormous, captivating, awesome… a complete show…’ - La bohème (El Mundo, Madrid)

‘Wilson creates a superbly beautiful Butterfly.’ - Madama Butterfly (Algemeen Dagblad, NL)

Running time: 512 minutes
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES (Additional surtitles: IT (La bohème); IT/DU (Butterfly))
Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1 DTS