A wonderful evening with the Tosca of Puccini, at the Chorégies d’Orange

A great interpretation of Puccini’s opera with Catherine Naglestad as Tosca, who after a fairly average first act, overturned the 9000 spectators in acts II and III. Robert Alagna, equal to himself, has found back his voice in spite of a severe Mistral. The barython Falk Struckmann in the role of Scarpia left me somewhat on my hunger.

The staging by Nadine Duffaut was remarkable, despite the difficulty of adapting to the scene of the ancient theatre.

Undoubtedly, the star of the evening was the Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France, conducted by the talented Finnish conductor, Mikko Franck.