Screening: The Royal Opera – Tosca
Wed 1 Oct 7:15pm
Wed 1 Oct 7:15pm
A gripping new production of Puccini’s thriller, streamed 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.
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
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.