Soprano highlights ‘Tosca’

The performance of the predominantly Korean cast was highlighted by the tall and beautiful soprano Yeh-Jin Han as Tosca. Her full, resonant voice soared to the heavens as she dramatically and vocally portrayed her role to the hilt, indeed with utter conviction. How meaningful was her every gesture!

Baritone Daesan No was a grim, menacing Scarpia, chief of police who is fatally attracted to Tosca but who later succumbs to her knife thrusts. Tenor Ji-Ho Kim was the painter Mario Cavaradossi, frustrated lover of Tosca. Both male singers manifested a high degree of vocal competence as well as acting ability, the former evoking abject sadness, the latter, grim realism.