THEA 493 Lighting Opera & Musicals

Tosca

Act I

Design Concept

• Church of Sant’Andrea della Valle

• Contrast the worlds of:

  • The Church

  • Baron Scarpia

• Particular focus on Cavaradossi’s painting of Mary Magdalene

  • Point of conflict between him and Tosca

• Color

  • Beautiful

  • Unsaturated

  • Pastel-like

  • Match the actual color palette of the Church of Sant’Andrea della Valle

• Intensity

  • Bright

  • Low contrast

• Lighting Cues

  • Lighting look is set and left

  • Some minor, subtle cues within

  • Allows the audience to take in the beautiful scenic and costume designs and the beautiful arias of the singers

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Act II

Design Concept

• Palazzo Farnese

• Opposite of Act I

  • Stark contrast from the world of the church in Act I will help reveal just how evil Scarpia and his men are

• High contrast

• Deep colors

• Isolated lighting

  • Spotlights used on the lead singers

    • Highlight them within the scene

    • Won’t disrupt the lighting design of the Palace

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Act III

Design Concept

• Castel Sant’Angelo

• Sunrise

  • Attempts to restore life into the day

  • It cannot with the impending death of Cavaradossi and Tosca

• Act III will be reminiscent of Act I and yet in a way, still different

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Previsualization