| Other author/creator | Giacosa, Giuseppe, 1847-1906 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Illica, Luigi, 1857-1919 librettist. |
| Other author/creator | Malfitano, Catherine performer. |
| Other author/creator | Terfel, Bryn performer. |
| Other author/creator | Margison, Richard, 1953- performer. |
| Other author/creator | Luperi, Mario performer. |
| Other author/creator | Chailly, Riccardo, 1953- conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Lehnhoff, Nikolaus director. |
| Other author/creator | Bauer, Raimund set designer. |
| Other author/creator | Bauer, Falk, costume designer. |
| Other author/creator | Göbbel, Wolfgang lighting designer. |
| Other author/creator | Vermeiren, Misjel director. |
| Other author/creator | Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908. Tosca. |
| Included Work | Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Tosca. |
| Other author/creator | Nederlandse Opera. |
| Other author/creator | Nederlands Operakoor performer. |
| Other author/creator | Concertgebouworkest, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Nederlandse Programma Stichting. |
| Other author/creator | Decca Record Company. |
| Abstract |
Riccardo Chailly conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and an outstanding cast including Bryn Terfel in his triumphant role debut as Scarpia in Puccini's great operatic thriller. Nikolaus Lehnhoff's sensational Amsterdam staging presents Tosca as a searing, timeless psychological drama of political and private lust, set to Puccini's most spectacularly passionate score. |
| General note | Filmed in 1998, Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam. |
| General note | Bonus feature: Documentary, Tosca - behind the scenes. |
| General note | Program notes and synopsis in English, German and French in container. |
| Credits | Stage director, Nikolaus Lehnhoff; set deign, Raimund Bauer; costumes, Falk Bauer; lighting design, Wolfgang Göbbel; dramaturgy Klaus Bertisch; TV director, Misjel Vermeiren; a co-production of De Nederlandse Opera and NPS Television. |
| Performer |
Catherine Malfitano (Floria Tosca) ; Richard Margison (Mario Cavaradossi) ; Bryn Terfel (Il barone Scarpia) ; Mario Luperi (Cesare Angelotti) ; Enrico Fissore, John Graham-Hall, Jef Van Wersch, Ton Kemperman ; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ; Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera and Utrecht Cathedral Choirschool ; Riccardo Chailly, conductor. |
| Technical details | DVD-9; soundtracks in DTS 5.1 (opera only), PCM stereo; aspect ratio 16:9. |
| Language | Sung in Italian with subtitles in Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch and Chinese. |
| Genre/form | Filmed operas. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| UPC |
044007432013 |
| Publisher number | 074 3201 Decca |