Into the romantic world of an idealistic painter Cavaradossi and his sensuous lover Tosca comes the malevolence of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police, with fatal results. Elena Stikina, Bryan Hymel and Alexey Markov bring to life one of the best loved operas in The Royal Opera repertory: Puccini’s Tosca. From the demonic chords with which it famously begins to the violent twist of the opera’s shock ending, the tension never lets up for a moment. Love and evil come – thrillingly – face to face in Jonathan Kent’s intense production.

Cast

Elena Stikina (Floria Tosca), Bryan Hymel (Mario Cavaradossi), Alexey Markov (Baron Scarpia), Hubert Francis (Spoletta), Yuriy Yurchuk (Cesare Angelotti), Jeremy White (Sacristan), Jihoon Kim (Sciarrone)

The Royal Opera Chorus

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Credits

Music Giacomo Puccini

Libretto Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica

Director ¬Jonathan Kent

Designer Paul Brown

Lighting designer Mark Henderson

Running time: 3 hours and 25 minutes (including two intervals)

Language: Sung in Italian with English subtitles

Encore: Performed Wednesday 15 December 2021