Tosca; La rondine; Arensky Chamber Orchestra – review

Royal Opera House; Holland Park; Cadogan Hall, LondonIn 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 – Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel and, in the title role, Angela Gheorghiu – the stampede of applause alone makes the floorboards tremble. It's hard to stay cool in the face of such adoration, and why would you want to?This was the ...

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