‘Tosca’ brings torture, murder, song to Nicholas Horn Theatre
The Mets are up.
Not baseball fanatics? Here's an alternative:
Three singers from New York's famed Metropolitan Opera.
Fielding them tonight (at 7) and Sunday afternoon (at 2) will be the Nicholas Horn Theatre on the North Las Vegas campus of the College of Southern Nevada (3200 E. Cheyenne Ave.) for performances of Puccini's "Tosca," produced by Opera Las Vegas.
Taking a swing at it will be a trio of New York-based singers: soprano Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs as the celebrated singer Floria Tosca; tenor Raul Melo as painter Mario Cavaradossi; and baritone Daniel Sutin as that no-goodnik Baron Scarpia.
Along for support in the pit, bossing around the 40-member orchestra, will be a Met conductor, Gregory Buchalter.
The piece? Just a little trifle -- rife with ornate costumes and numerous sets -- taking place amid the kingdom of Naples' control of Rome threatened by Napoleon's invasion of Italy in 1800, filled with goodies like torture, murder and suicide -- oh, and Puccini's famous arias.
Can't understand Italian? Either take a Rosetta Stone crash course in the next few hours or settle for English subtitles. Tickets are $35, $50; call 651-5483.
Let's go Mets.
Contact reporter Steve Bornfeld at sbornfeld@ reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0256.
