TOSCA
Opera San Jose
California Theatre
San Jose, CA
April 15th, 2023
Design Team
- Director: Tara Branham
- Conductor: Joseph Marcheso
- Lighting Design: Lee Fiskness
- Scenic Design: Steven C Kemp
- Costume Design: Betty Poindexter
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Reviews
“The lighting designed by Lee Fiskness takes its own spot as a starring role throughout the evening. Through is expansiveness, at one point the stately California Theatre becomes part of the chapel as Te Deum is sung, with the arch of the proscenium becoming a heavenly lit halo above the services below. Later, giant, plunging shadows on a walled corner become a second stage where the struggle between Tosca and Scarpia play out furiously. And as one anticipates in every Tosca, the too-fast approaching dawn of the final scene that will mean life’s end for both lovers is ever-so-slowly and quite splendidly recreated by a sky’s multi-colored shift from night’s dark to the day’s full rays of sun. Full applause for a lighting scheme that is stunning throughout.” -April 22, 2023 by Eddie Reynolds Theater’s Eddie’s San Francisco Bay Area Theater Reviews