Hermann Klein in Covent Garden - 1900
from Thirty Years of Musical Life in London, 1870-1900, pages 455-6:
Puccini's “Tosca" was the solitary new opera produced in 1900, and, thanks to the genius of Fraulein Ternina, its many beauties were at once made patent to all who were willing to perceive them. That artist's superb assumption of Floria Tosca, coming as it did on top of a series of triumphs in such roles as Brilnnhilde, Sieglinde, Elsa, Elisabeth, and Leonora, was but another revelation of her versatility and of her vocal and histrionic charm. This was Ternina's first essay as the heroine of Puccini's picturesque work, and she received excellent support from De Lucia as Pietro Cavaradossi, and from Scotti as Scarpia — this last a creation which has won universal recognition as an ideal presentment of one of the most subtle and malevolent figures in modern opera. Altogether it was a splendid performance, and Luigi Mancinelli conducted it in his most masterly manner.
<< lessHermann Klein, Thirty Years of Musical Life in London, 1870-1900 (New York City, 1903), p. 455-6. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1438599418291 accessed: 13 November, 2024
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Tosca
written by Giacomo Puccini |
performed by Milka Ternina, Fernando De Lucia, Luigi Mancinelli, Antonio Scotti |
Experience Information
Date/Time | 1900 |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |