Aleksey Shapovalov - Puccini - Tosca - Sacristan - Tore Del Lago Puccini Festival

Tbilisi Z. Paliashvili Opera and Ballet State Theatre
Season 167
April 7, 2019
PREMIERE
Giacomo Puccini
TOSCA
Opera in three acts
Libretto: Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
Based on LA TOSCA by Victorien Sardou
Premiere: January 14, 1900, Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Premiere in Georgia: February 5, 1904, Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
Floria Tosca, a Roman famous Opera singer - Makvala Aspanidze
Mario Cavaradossi, a painter ­- Gia Makharadze
Baron Scarpia, Roman chief of police - Mamuka Lomidze
Cesare Angelotti, a political prisoner - Levan Makaridze
Sacristan - Aleksey Shapovalov
Spoletta, a police agent - Giorgi Motsikulashvili
Sciarrone, a police agent - Ilia Atanelishvili
Jailer - Giorgi Goderdzishvili
Shepherd boy - Tamar Aptsiauri
Chorus and Orchestra of the Tbilisi Z. Paliashvili Opera and Ballet State Theatre
Chief Conductor of the theatre: Zaza Azmaiparashvili
Principal Chorus Master: Avtandil Chkhenkeli
Chorus Master: Shalva Shaorshadze
Director: Giancarlo del Monaco
Assistant Directors: Zaza Aghladze, Khatuna Bedeladze, Lela Gvarishvili
Music Director of the production: Gianluca Martinenghi
Conductor: Jacopo Sipari di Pescasseroli
Assistant Conductor: Kakhi Solomnishvili
Set Designer: Carlo Centolavigna
​Costume Designer: Ester Martin
Assistant Costume Designer: Tamar Chargeishvili
Lighting Designer: Toni Martignetti
Head of Production and Chief Lighting Technician: Amiran Ananiashvili
Chief Make-up Artist: Ivane Revazishvili
Chief Stagehand: Gia Geladze
Stage Manager: Marina Burtchuladze
Co-produced by the Tore Del Lago Puccini Festival and Tbilisi Zakaria Paliashvili Opera and Ballet Theater, 2018
Artistic Director: Badri Maisuradze