More information here.Īdrianne Pieczonka in the title role of Puccini’s Tosca | Credit: Cory Weaver/San Francisco OperaTosca stars Adrianne Pieczonka in the title role with Carlo Ventre as Cavaradossi and Lado Ataneli as Scarpia under the baton of Bruno Campanella.

Nicola Luisotti conducts the SF Opera orchestra in La bohème, which features Piotr Beczala as Rodolfo and Angela Gheorghiu as Mimì. Showings are at 5 p.m. Piotr Beczala as Rodolfo and Angela Gheorghiu as Mimì in Puccini's La bohème | Credit: Terrence McCarthy/San Francisco Opera Hot on the heels of the sold-out screening of Lucia di Lammermoor in October, San Francisco Opera reprises movie night at Fort Mason Flix Drive-In with two of Giacomo Puccini’s most beloved operas: La bohème and Tosca. Pack up the pickup, grab some popcorn, and head on over to the drive-in screen at Fort Mason to catch Rodolfo and Mimi singing their hearts out in a film version of La bohème. Article Next.Moviegoers at Fort Mason Flix | Credit: Charlie Villyard/Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture Pérez’ showed mastery of the role’s requisites – lyrical beauty for Tosca’s introspective second act aria Vissi d’arte and for her passionate exchanges with Tosca’s lover, Mario Cavaradossi.” “Illinois soprano Ailyn Pérez, in her fifth performance of her role debut in Tosca, triumphed in one of the supreme roles of Italian verismo opera. Peréz’s rendition of Act II’s “ Vissi d’arte” received sustained applause from the appreciative audience” “Ailyn Peréz, who previously sang Violetta here in Verdi’s La Traviata in both 20, was a sweet-voiced Floria Tosca, alternating her singing from melting expressions of love for Cavaradossi to violent outbursts of jealousy when she erroneously suspects him of consorting with the Marquesa Attavanti.

“Pérez offered a meltingly beautiful account of her Act 2 showpiece aria of grief “Vissi d’arte,” which she unfurls before securing Scarpia’s written guarantee of safe passage out of Rome for her and Cavaradossi.” “Soprano Ailyn Pérez, in voice and bearing, was the very embodiment of it in the title role.”

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