Floria Tosca
and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But when
Cavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers make a deadly enemy in the
form of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police. At the mercy of Scarpia’s twisted
desires, Tosca is forced to make a horrific bargain: sleeping with the man she
hates, in order to save the man she loves. Can she find a way out?

Oliver
Mears’s acclaimed production returns, setting Puccini’s operatic thriller in a
contemporary, war-torn Rome. Daniel Oren conducts Aleksandra Kurzak, who
returns to the title role, joined by Saimir Pirgu as Cavaradossi and
Christopher Maltman as Baron Scarpia.

Rating: TBC

Running time: 3 Hours 15 minutes (2 Interval)