And who wants a subtle Tosca anyway?ĭramatic intensity was to the fore more than technical vocal perfection. This may not be the most subtle rendition of Puccini’s “shabby little shocker” one will ever hear but it surely is one of the most exciting. This season Kara Shay Thomson and Rafael Davila are reprising their leading roles from the company’s last Tosca outing in 2009. Gordon, costumes by Howard Tsvi Kaplan), and Victor DeRenzi’s fiery conducting providing the fulcrum once again. Saturday night’s performance served up another combustible night of Puccini, with the attractive production (sets by David P. The fact is Sarasota Opera does one hell of a Tosca. Yet the work that the company has become most acclaimed for over the past decade, is not by Verdi, but by Puccini. The long-running complete Verdi cycle may be Sarasota Opera’s greatest claim to renown. Kara Shay Thomson and Rafael Davila in Puccini’s”Tosca” at Sarasota Opera.
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