Tosca

Puccini’s opera follows Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi as they confront the police chief Scarpia in a production set in contemporary, conflict-stricken Rome.

Oliver Mears’s production sets Puccini’s opera in contemporary, conflict-stricken Rome. Aleksandra Kurzak sings Floria Tosca, Saimir Pirgu sings Mario Cavaradossi and Christopher Maltman sings Scarpia, conducted by Daniel Oren. The 12 April cast also includes Aled Hall, Paweł Horodyski, Jonathan Lemalu and Sam Hird, with the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and Royal Opera Chorus; William Spaulding is Chorus Director. Sung in Italian with English surtitles on the Main Stage. Suitable for ages 14+; the production includes violence, sexual assault, suicide and loud gunshots.