Identifier: victrolabookofop00vict (find matches)
Title: The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Victor Talking Machine Company Rous, Samuel Holland
Subjects: Operas
Publisher: Camden, N.J. : Victor Talking Machine Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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anuary, 1907; Vienna, October 26, 1909. First production in the Americas at Buenos Aires,June 16, 1900; in the United States, February 4, 1901, at the Metropolitan, the cast includingTernina, Cremonini, Scotti and Gilibert. Also produced in English by Henry W. Savage.The opera has become a fixture in the American opera repertoire, and more than fiftyperformances have been given at the Metropolitan since 1908, besides those by the ChicagoOpera Company and various traveling companies. Characters FLORIA TOSCA, (Fleh-ree-ah Toss-kah) a celebrated singer Soprano MARIO CAVARADOSSI, (MaH-ree-oh Cav-a-rah-doss~ee) a painter Tenor BARON SCARPIA, (Scar-pee-ah) chief of the police Baritone CESARE ANGELOTTI, (See-zah/-ay Ahn-jel-M-tee) Bass A SACRISTAN Baritone SPOLETTA, (Spo-lei-tah) a police agent Tenor SCIARRONE, a gendarme Bass Judge, Cardinal, Officer, Sergeant, Soldiers, Police Agents, Ladies, Nobles, Citizens. Scene and Period: Rome, June, 1800.491 VICTROLA BOOK OF THE OPERA-PUCCINIS TOSCA
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ARKAR AS TOSCA The Story Tosca is Puccinis fifth opera, and by farthe most popular, next to Mme. Butterfly, whichprobably holds first place in the affections ofopera-goers. The opera is a remarkable exampleof Puccinis skill in adjusting both instrumentaland voice effects to the sense of the story, in-terpreting both the characters and the situations. The plot is gloomy and intensely tragic, fol-lowing closely the Sardou melodrama, but is re-lieved somewhat by the beauty of the musicalsetting, which confirmed Puccinis place in thefirst rank of modern operatic composers. Thethree acts of the opera are crowded with sensa-tional events and highly dramatic situations. The work has neither introduction nor over-ture. The first scene occurs in the church ofSan Andrea, where the painter, Mario Cavaradossi,is at work on the mural decorations. Here hehas been accustomed to meet his fiancee, thebeautiful Floria Tosca, a singer. While awaitingher, he contemplates the Magdalene he is atwork on, th

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