Tosca 45 years old

A stellar cast brings Puccini’s spellbinding opera to life, seizing every opportunity to thrill the audience. Luciano Pavarotti is Cavaradossi, the painter and political revolutionary in love with the beautiful and famous singer Tosca (the riveting Shirley Verrett). Rome’s diabolical chief of police, Baron Scarpia (Cornell MacNeil), wants Tosca for himself—but he underestimates the fury of a woman in love. With torture, murder, and a suicide in its final moments, Tosca packs more dramatic punches than most other operas—and this classic telecast captures them all. James Conlon conducts in a production by the incomparable Tito Gobbi, one of the great Scarpias of the 20th century.

Credits

Tosca Cast

Name	Character
Cornell MacNeil He was 56, 88 years old when he died
Luciano Pavarotti He was 43, 71 years old when he died
Shirley Verrett She was 47, 79 years old when she died	as Tosca

Tosca Crew

Name	Department
Giacomo Puccini as Compositor. He was 119 (65) years old when He died	Crew
Tito Gobbi as Director. He was 65 (70) years old when He died	Directing