Puccini’s Tosca to make two other performances

TIRANA, Jan. 16 – After premiering this week, Puccini’s Tosca, an opera in three acts containing some of the best-known lyrical arias by the renowned early 20th century Italian composer, will stage another two times, as the piece which opened the new season at the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet. Directed by Albania’s Nikolin Gurakuqi, the opera brings on stage Eva Golemi and Marjana Leka, two of Albania’s best sopranos, in two other performances scheduled for January 21 and 24.
An opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, Tosca premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome in January 1900.
Musically, Tosca is structured as a through-composed work, with arias, recitative, choruses and other elements musically woven into a seamless whole. The dramatic force of Tosca and its characters continues to fascinate both performers and audiences, and the work remains one of the most frequently performed operas.
The National Theatre of Opera and Ballet, which in 2013 marked its 60th anniversary is the largest theatre in Albania and is home to an opera and ballet ensemble.