Tosca
Tosca (1921) was an opera production by Opera Comique, based on the opera by Giacomo Puccini (music), Giuseppe Giacosa (libretto) and Luigi Illica (libretto), after a play by Victorien Sardou.
Astri Bisgaard and Vera Schwarz sang and played the role of Floria Tosca.
Information
(Objekt ID 37771)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | December 3, 1920 |
| Produced by | Opera Comique A/S |
| Based on | Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 32 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Opera |
| Running period | December 3, 1920 — May 17, 1921 |
More
SOURCES:
Ingeborg Eckhoff Kindem: Den norske operas historie (literally: The history of Norwegian Opera), Ernst G. Mortensen, Oslo 1941
Christiania Theatre, christianiateater.no, 22.11.2013, http://www.christianiateater.no/node/20
Contributors (17)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Victorien Sardou | – Author |
| Giuseppe Giacosa | – Libretto |
| Luigi Illica | – Libretto |
| Giacomo Puccini | – Composer |
| Otto Beck | – Singer (Cavaradossi) |
| Astri Bisgaard | – Singer (Floria Tosca) |
| Kirsten Flagstad (from May 9, 1921 to May 9, 1921) | – Singer (En gjetergutt) |
| Thor Gammleng | – Singer (En fengselsbetjent) |
| Martin Hermann | – Singer (Spoletta) |
| Carl Holmquist | – Singer (Sciarrone) |
| Erik Jansson | – Singer (Scarpia) |
| Karl Johansen | – Singer (Sakristanen) |
| Bror Niska | – Singer (Angelotti) |
| Vera Schwarz (from December 6, 1920 to December 6, 1920) | – Singer (Floria Tosca) |
| Bjørn Talén (from May 3, 1921 to May 3, 1921) | – Singer (Cavaradossi) |
| Borghild Thomsen | – Singer (En gjetergutt) |
| Carsten Ørner | – Singer (Scarpia) |
Performance dates
| December 3, 1920 – Teaterlokalene i Stortingsgaten 16 | Opening night |