Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
La Bohème, opéra en 4 tableaux
Madame Butterfly (Madama Butterfly), opéra en 3 actes
Tosca, opéra en 3 actes

Inva Mula
Aquiles Machado
Chœur et orchestre du Teatro Real
Jesús Lopez Cobos, direction
Gian Carlo del Monaco, mise en scène
(La Boème)

Cheryl Barker
Martin Thompson
Catherine Keen
Richard Stilwell
Anneleen Bijnen
Peter Blanchet
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Edo de Waart, direction
Robert Wilson, mise en scène
(Madame Butterfly)

Daniela Dessì
Fabio Armiliato
Ruggero Raimondi
Chœur et orchestre du Teatro Real
Maurizio Benini, direction
(Tosca)

Giacomo Puccini is arguably the best-loved of all opera composers, and here together are three of his finest works showcasing the full compass of his creative power. In lavish productions from Madrid’s Teatro Real, Jesús López Cobos directs an outstanding cast led by Inva Mula and Aquiles Machado in a cinematic account of bohemian life in Paris, directed by Giancarlo del Monaco, while Daniela Dessì plays the fiery singer Tosca in Nuria Espert’s staging of lust, betrayal and revenge in Rome. Then the heart-breaking tale of abandonment and hope in Nagasaki comes to life, with Cheryl Barker and Martin Thompson at the helm of an inspired cast in a production staged by the legendary innovator Robert Wilson for the De Nederlandse Opera.