Screening: The Royal Opera – Tosca
Wed 1 Oct 6:45pm
Wed 1 Oct 6:45pm
A gripping new production of Puccini’s thriller, streamed live and direct from London
An alternative, modern-day Rome provides the backdrop for Oliver Mears’ unmissable, gripping new production. The star-studded cast includes soprano Anna Netrebko performing the role of Tosca, tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Cavaradossi, and bass-baritone Gerald Finley as Scarpia.
In war-torn Rome, 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?
A star-studded cast includes soprano Anna Netrebko performing the role of Tosca, tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Cavaradossi, and bass-baritone Gerald Finley as Scarpia, with Music Director of The Royal Opera Jakub Hrůša conducting his first new production in the role. An alternative, modern-day Rome provides the backdrop for Oliver Mears’ unmissable, gripping new production of Puccini’s thriller.
Watch in our comfortable cinema-style auditorium with cinema-quality sound (7.1 Dolby surround sound) and projector. Marshfield ice-cream available in the interval.
Running time: 210 minutes. Sung in Italian with subtitles
Please note that this will be screened live from London, and that the previously advertised start time has been changed from 7.15pm to 6.45pm