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Under ideal circumstances, producing a full-scale opera is a mammoth task.
Now try doing that during a pandemic while outdoors on a wet spring night in Austin.
Envisioning an epic show that companies many times its size would not risk during the current health crisis, Austin Opera, surely the bravest of its kind in America, decided to stage Tosca, Puccini s masterpiece, at Circuit of the Americas, the city s Formula One racetrack.
Just to outfit the Germania Insurance Amphitheater stage for the job of handling an opera must have seemed overwhelming. Yet the COTA leadership graciously gave Austin Opera two full weeks to adapt to the space and the troupe ran with it.
Austin Opera: Puccini s Tosca OK, how you gonna stage a complete opera, live, in person, when the last dregs of a pandemic are still complicating this modern life? Eureka: Do it at the
Circuit of the Americas, the city s Formula 1 racetrack!
Austin Opera’s much-anticipated return to live performance is an innovative outdoor staging of Puccini’s
Tosca in just that venue, featuring the orchestra and chorus conducted by
Timothy Myers, with
Tosca are a trio of important international artists: A recent
Opera News cover star, soprano
Latonia Moore is Tosca, the fiery diva caught in the crossfire of love; tenor
Here are the top 5 things to do in Austin this weekend
Here are the top 5 things to do in Austin this weekend
Photo courtesy of Carolyn Wonderland The Blue Genie Art Bazaar presents its first-ever May Market for local shoppers starting this weekend.
Photo courtesy of Blue Genie See Ray Benson and more iconic Texas musicians perform live during the Live from the Stream virtual concert.
Photo by Shelley Neuman Welcome the month of May with outdoor festivals, family-friendly events, and live music all weekend long. Check out the top five things to do in Austin this weekend.
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