The Tosca that opened the Dallas Opera’s 2023-24 season Friday night was grand opera at its grandest. Puccini’s opera is high drama, of course: a tightening...
Ewa Plonka as Floria Tosca and Gihoon Kim as Scarpia, in dress rehearsal for the Dallas Opera's Tosca,' at the Winspear Opera House on Oct. 10, 2023.Puccini’s opera is high drama, of course: a tightening grip of love, jealousy, lust, political corruption, betrayal and murder. The opening night audience at the Winspear Opera House got a vivid staging and chills-down-the-back singing. Repeat performances get a strong “buy” recommendation.
A big draw was to have been star tenor Joseph Calleja in his Dallas Opera debut as Tosca’s lover, the artist Cavaradossi. He fell ill early in the week, though, so Jonathan Burton joined the final dress rehearsal and performed Friday night.Jonathan Burton as Cavaradossi in the Dallas Opera production of 'Tosca' at the Winspear Opera House on Oct. 13, 2023.Not to worry: Burton delivered fiery vocalism to match Plonka’s, his theatrical ardor and vocalism always fitting the moment.
Andrew Potter was aptly scruffy as the political fugitive Angelotti, with just enough burr on the voice. Dale Travis was the endearing Sacristan, just comic enough without overdoing it, with a beautifully seasoned bass-baritone. Even the slighter roles were well sung: Thomas Cilluffo as Spoletta, Erik Earl Larson as Sciarrone, Sripal Medara Metla as the Shepherd Boy.
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