July 19  2008

Capuchin Church of Virgin of Lourdes (fist act) at 12. 00 ; Maritime and historical museum of Croatian coast Rijeka (act 2) at 22.00; Trsat Castle (act 3) at 02.00

Opera HNK Ivana pl. Zajca

Giacomo Puccini: TOSCA

Opera performance on three Rijeka's cultural – historical locations

Conductor: Nada Matošević

Director: Damir Zlatar Frey

Participants: Olga Kaminska, Davor Lešić, Valentin Enčev, Siniša Štork, Robert Kolar, Saša Matovina, Dario Bercich, Vanja Zelčić

For the first time in Croatia, according to festival „Rijeka's summer nights“ artistic directorship idea, in Rijeka, the opera will be performed on three different locations at three different terms. It's about famous Puccini's opera „Tosca“, one of the most famous titles in the world opera literature. It will be performed in the Capuchin Church of Virgin of Lourdes  (first act), in  Maritime and historical museum of Croatian coast Rijeka, Governor Palace  (act 2) and at Trsat Castle (act 3), on three famous and historically and culturally significant buildings of extraordinary beauty. In that way this „Tosca“, by its original story, would tell the story of Rijeka city in interesting and exclusive manner.

Besides, Rijeka is a town of long and rich opera tradition. It is a city where the new opera titles, especially those coming from Italian authors, arrived quickly after the world premiere, as in the first city of their performance on the entire area. Even big maestro Puccini, composer of famous „Tosca“, visited Rijeka and its theatre in the year 1895. 

That's why Rijeka is an ideal city for this modern opera step too, which represents future of opera art already started in the world.