Original poster for the première

Jackson Symphony Orchestra
Stephen Osmond, Music Director
 

Tosca

The glorious music of Puccini
with the most credible and
powerful of all Operatic stories

With an international Cast
Richard Fracker, Melissa Osmond, Jeff Bauman
Bryan Fowler and Silver medal winner of the
Vera Scammon Vocal Competition
Arturo Rodriquez

One performance only!

8:00pm, Saturday April 26, 2003

Tickets available: $25, $22, $14
Call 782-3221

View: Press Release
View:  Program Notes
View: Citizen Patriot Article
View:  Citizen Patriot Review

Cover of the 1st edition of the score

"Crime, Politics, Deceit, Passion" 

Stephen Osmond, Conductor

Program Notes, by Bruce Brown

What else - Opera! The JSO is pleased to present Arturo Rodriquez, silver medal prizewinner in the first Vera Scammon International Voice Competition. The venue will be either an evening of arias and song or a semi-staged production of the romantic operatic treasure of all time - Puccini's Tosca. A truly outstanding cast including Melissa Osmond, and Richard Fracker (Metropolitan Opera) join forces with designer John Piper and the JSO to present a production of the operatic classic exploring, love, politics, passion, and deceit. No wonder they call them soap-operas!