Opera Ireland: Tosca
Sunday, November 21, 2010 - 20:00
The world’s first ever live Internet streaming of opera took place on 11th November 2010 when the Opening Night of Tosca by Opera Ireland was streamed live on the Internet in HD sound and vision from Dublin’s Gaiety theatre to audiences worldwide via platformireland.ie. The livestream captured the last ever Opening Night of Opera Ireland. For information about Irelands national opera company, click here History of Opera Ireland/DGOS
Puccini’s tragic masterpiece features internationally acclaimed Irish soprano, Orla Boylan, Maestro Gianluca Martinenghi and the RTE Concert Orchestra, a recording of the live-stream is be available to watch for a limited time only on platformireland.ie Archive Section.
Funded by Still Point Productions, Opera Ireland, the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport and Dublin City Council Arts Service, Thursday’s live opera streaming was pioneered by platformireland.ie
Screening Partners
platformireland has partnered with the following organisations in order to facilitate a wider choice of access to high-quality live Irish arts events.
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Credits
Tosca: Orla Boylan
Cavaradossi: Marcelo Puente
Scarpia: Dimitri Platanias
Angelotti: Andrew Ashwin
Spoletta: Roberto Covatta
Sacristan: Eric Martin-Bonnet
Sciarrone: Nyle Wolfe
Shepherd: Imelda Drumm
Jailor: Des Capliss
Conductor: Gianluca Martinenghi
Director: Jakob Peters-Messer
Designer: Markus Meyer
Costumes: Sven Bindseil
Lighting: Thomas Maerker
Filming Production Company: Still Point Productions Ltd.
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