Andrea Molino conducts Puccini for Opera Australia br br a video by Giulio Tami br br Opera Australia Melbourne Spring Season 2014 br TOSCA br Opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini br Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa br based on Victorien Sardou's play La Tosca (1887) br br Premiere November 12, 2014, Arts Centre Melbourne br br Conductor Andrea Molino br Director John Bell br Set Designer Michael Scott-Mitchell br Costume Designer Teresa Negroponte br Lighting Designer Nick Schlieper br Assistant Conductor Paul Fitzsimon br Assistant Director Roger Press br br Characters br Floria Tosca: Martina Serafin, Jacqueline Mabardi br Mario Cavaradossi: Diego Torre br Baron Scarpia: Claudio Sgura br Cesare Angelotti: Steven Gallop br Sacristan: Luke Gabbedy br Spoletta: Graeme Macfarlane br Sciarrone: Adrian Tamburini br Shepherd Boy: Miro Lauritz br Gaoler: Tom Hamilton br br Musical Preparation Paul Fitzsimon, John Haddock, Michael Curtain br br Stage Manager Crissie Higgins br Deputy Stage Manager Phillip Serjeant br Assistant Stage Manager Sophie Mackay br br Lighting supervisor Colin Alexander br br Opera Australia Chorus br Chorus Master Anthony Hunt br Assistant Chorus Master Thomas Johnson br br Opera Australia Children's Chorus br Chorus Preparation Thomas Johnson br br Orchestra Victoria br Concertmaster Roger Jonsson br br Opera Australia Sydney Summer Season 2015 br LA BOHÈME br Opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini br Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica br after the play La vie de bohème by Henri Murger br and Theodore Barrière, and Henri Murger's br Scènes de la vie de Bohème br br Premiere December 31, 2014, Sydney Opera House (New Year's Eve Gala) br br Conductor Andrea Molino br Director Gale Edwards br Revival Directors Matthew Barclay, Andy Morton br Set Designer Brian Thomson br Costume Designer Julie Lynch br Lighting Designer John Rayment br Assistant Conductor Brian Castles-Onion br br Characters br Mimì, a seamstress: Maija Kovalevska br Rodolfo, a poet: Diego Torre br Musetta: Lorina Gore br Marcello, a painter: Andrew Jones br Schaunard, a musician: Shane Lowrencev br Colline, a philosopher: David Parkin br Benoit, their landlord: Graeme Macfarlane br Alcindoro: Adrian Tamburini br Parpignol, a toyseller: Benjamin Rasheed br Customs Officer: Clifford Plumpton br Customs Sergeant: Malcolm Ede br br Musical Preparation Brian Castles-Onion, Siro Battaglin br br Stage Manager Ben Lynch br Deputy Stage Manager Phillip Serjeant br Assistant Stage Manager Miranda Summers br br Lighting Supervisor Wesley Hiscock br br Opera Australia Chorus br Chorus Master Anthony Hunt br Assistant Chorus Master Thomas Johnson br br Opera Australia Children's Chorus br Chorus Preparation Thomas Johnson br br Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra br Concertmaster Jun Yi Ma br br Special thanks to br Craig Hassall, Opera Australia Chief Executive br Lyndon Terracini, Opera Australia Artistic Director br Carlo Oreglia, SBS Australia Italian Language br Sarah Wilson, Loretta Busby, Ruth Thomas, Joanne Goodman, Allana Sheard, Tanja Binggeli, Chrissie Higgins and all friends and br colleagues who have contributed to the making of this project.