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A new Tosca from The Royal Opera: Anna Netrebko returns, with a vengeance

By David Karlin, 11 September 2025

Oliver Mears' new staging impresses and Jakub Hrůša's first season as Music Director excites interest. But the evening belongs to Anna Netrebko.

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London

12 Sep 2025

Tosca from The Royal Opera: Netrebko returns, with a vengeance

By David Karlin

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Rome

Tosca at the Costanzi: a postcard from Rome

By Pia Maltri, 14 January 2025

A historical staging with well sung arias doesn't really bring Puccini's opera alive as Rome marks its 125th anniversary.

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Rome

16 Jan 2025

Tosca at the Costanzi: a postcard from Rome

By Pia Maltri

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London

The Royal Opera's “Taffia Tosca” burns with Welsh fire in excellent revival

By Mark Pullinger, 26 November 2024

Led by Bryn Terfel's Scarpia and Natalya Romaniw's Tosca – not forgetting Aled Hall's scene-stealing Spoletta – this revival of Jonathan Kent's 2006 staging is urgently paced.

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London

27 Nov 2024

“Taffia Tosca” burns with Welsh fire

By Mark Pullinger

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New York City

Some thrills and a bit of a chill in Lise Davidsen's Tosca at the Met

By Robert Levine, 15 November 2024

Nézét-Séguin takes a thoroughly veristic approach in the pit. Lise Davidsen's marmoreal nobility may not be perfectly suited to the title role, but oh Lord, the voice!

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New York City

17 Nov 2024

Thrills and a chill in Lise Davidsen's Tosca at the Met

By Robert Levine

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London

Ludovic Tézier's suave Scarpia steals the limelight in ROH Tosca revival

By Mark Pullinger, 11 July 2024

Tosca is back for another run, more dimly lit than ever, but illuminated by French baritone Ludovic Tézier as a Scarpia oozing with sinister charm and ironic humour.

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London

12 Jul 2024

Tézier's suave Scarpia steals the limelight in ROH Tosca revival

By Mark Pullinger

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London

Tosca’s kiss in Kensington: a superb revival at Opera Holland Park

By Roy Westbrook, 28 May 2024

A 16-year interval sounds more like a resurrection than a first revival, but the return of Stephen Barlow's staging of Tosca is well worth the wait.

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London

29 May 2024

Tosca’s kiss in Kensington: a superb revival at Opera Holland Park

By Roy Westbrook

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London

Muted passions in Royal Opera Tosca revival

By Roy Westbrook, 05 February 2024

A revival low on dramatic power and emotional temperature, despite a fine Royal Opera debut by conductor Karen Kamensek.

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London

06 Feb 2024

Muted passions in Royal Opera Tosca revival

By Roy Westbrook

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Belfast

The stars shine brightly in Northern Ireland Opera’s Tosca

By Leighton Jones, 16 September 2023

In NIO's annual opera production at the Belfast Grand Opera House, Cameron Menzies directs Puccini's Tosca.

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Belfast

17 Sep 2023

The stars shine brightly in Northern Ireland Opera’s Tosca

By Leighton Jones

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Båstad

Tosca at Birgit Nilsson Days: El-Khoury and Fabiano battle the elements (and win)

By Peter Quantrill, 12 August 2023

Undeterred by the weather, an enthusiastic audience greeted an al fresco Tosca of international star quality.

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Båstad

15 Aug 2023

A rain-swept Tosca at Birgit Nilsson Days

By Peter Quantrill

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West Horsley

Over the top: revamped Tosca returns to the Theatre in the Woods

By Mark Pullinger, 10 June 2023

Stephen Medcalf gingers up Grange Park Opera’s staging with some deft directorial touches… even if Tosca is denied her final leap.

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West Horsley

11 Jun 2023

Over the top: revamped Tosca returns to the Theatre in the Woods

By Mark Pullinger

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Toronto

Puccini's “shabby little shocker” fails to shock at COC in Toronto

By John Gilks, 05 May 2023

Fourth time around Paul Curran’s production of Tosca at the Canadian Opera Company is workmanlike and well sung, but lacks the necessary dramatic edge to be truly memorable.

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Toronto

06 May 2023

Puccini's “shabby little shocker” fails to shock in Toronto

By John Gilks

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New York City

A powerful, imperfect Tosca relocated to Tehran

By Kurt Gottschalk, 11 April 2023

Last year, the upstart Heartbeat Opera impressively reimagined Fidelio for the Black Lives Matter era. Their new Tosca places the tragic opera about an opera singer in a land where women have been banned from singing.

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New York City

14 Apr 2023

A powerful, imperfect Tosca relocated to Tehran

By Kurt Gottschalk

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Leeds

Opera North revives its taut, terrific Tosca

By Mark Valencia, 21 January 2023

The director Edward Dick and his designer, Tom Scutt, alternate between realistic and expressionistic images in their creation of grim spectacle.

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Leeds

23 Jan 2023

Opera North revives its taut, terrific Tosca

By Mark Valencia

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London

Stylish, traditional Tosca revived at the Royal Opera House

By Mark Valencia, 28 November 2022

In a face-off between Gabriele Viviani's Scarpia and Malin Byström’s Tosca in this solid revival of Jonathan Kent's 2006 production, there could only be one winner

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London

30 Nov 2022

Stylish, traditional Tosca revived at the Royal Opera House

By Mark Valencia

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New York City

Kurzak and Fabiano star in a fresh, lyrical Tosca at the Met

By Kevin W Ng, 04 October 2022

Aleksandra Kurzak's lyrical Tosca brings out the woman behind the caricature in this revival of Sir David McVicar's lavish production.

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New York City

05 Oct 2022

Kurzak and Fabiano star in a fresh, lyrical Tosca at the Met

By Kevin W Ng

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London

ENO's new Tosca has conceptual flaws, but delivers on the music

By Dominic Lowe, 30 September 2022

Christof Loy's production of Tosca at ENO replaces Catherine Malfitano’s and, despite being visually attractive, suffers certain muddled ideas. It boasts, however, a strong trio of singers who deliver a committed performance on the production's first night at the Coliseum.

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London

02 Oct 2022

ENO's new Tosca has conceptual flaws, but delivers on the music

By Dominic Lowe

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Kansas City

Molten intensity: Marina Costa-Jackson a splendid Tosca in Kansas City

By Hilary Stroh, 30 April 2022

Ryan McAdams conducts Tosca at the Kansas City Lyric Opera in a production by a famous former Tosca, Carol Vaness.

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Kansas City

01 May 2022

Molten intensity: Marina Costa-Jackson a splendid Tosca in Kansas City

By Hilary Stroh

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Amsterdam

Barrie Kosky's Tosca as opera noir in Amsterdam

By Nicolas Nguyen, 12 April 2022

Barrie Kosky's psychological thriller approach to Tosca at Dutch National Opera benefits greatly from the strong performances of its three principals.

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Amsterdam

14 Apr 2022

Barrie Kosky's Tosca as opera noir in Amsterdam

By Nicolas Nguyen

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London

A couple of Cavaradossis, plus a divine diva: Tosca at the Royal Opera House

By Roy Westbrook, 08 December 2021

A change of tenor mid-performance adds further drama to a night at the opera in Covent Garden...

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London

09 Dec 2021

A couple of Cavaradossis, plus a divine diva: Tosca at the ROH

By Roy Westbrook

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Zurich

Floria Tosca plays the diva in Robert Carsen's Zurich staging

By Laura Servidei, 06 October 2021

The Opernhaus Zürich revives Robert Carsen’s 1990 production, with a strong cast led by Sonya Yoncheva and Joseph Calleja.

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Zurich

07 Oct 2021

Floria Tosca plays the diva in Robert Carsen's Zurich staging

By Laura Servidei

London

A walk in the park with Tosca: English National Opera at Crystal Palace

By Roy Westbrook, 27 August 2021

Natalya Romaniw, a diva to her fingertips, proves an ideal Floria Tosca in ENO's open-air performance at the South Facing Festival in Crystal Palace Bowl.

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London

28 Aug 2021

A walk in the park with Tosca: ENO at Crystal Palace

By Roy Westbrook

Sydney

Fascist Tosca revived by Opera Australia

By Chantal Nguyen, 02 March 2021

John Bell's reworking brings Tosca to 1943 Nazi-ruled Rome, featuring gorgeous sets and Carmen Giannatassio's striking Opera Australia debut in the title role.

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Sydney

04 Mar 2021

Fascist Tosca revived by Opera Australia

By Chantal Nguyen

Vienna

Tosca aeterna: Anna Netrebko commands attention in Vienna

By Zoltán Szabó, 13 December 2020

The Russian diva makes her Vienna role debut in Margarethe Wallmann's classic 1958 production.

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Vienna

15 Dec 2020

Tosca aeterna: Anna Netrebko commands attention in Vienna

By Zoltán Szabó

Naples

An all-star Tosca for Teatro di San Carlo's reopening

By Lorenzo Fiorito, 23 July 2020

Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov and Ludovic Tézier captivate the audience in the scenic square a few metres from the opera house

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Naples

26 Jul 2020

An all-star Tosca for Teatro di San Carlo's reopening

By Lorenzo Fiorito

Naples

In Naples, Tosca lives, loves and dies in the land of nowhere

By Lorenzo Fiorito, 23 January 2020

Film director Edoardo De Angelis sets his Tosca in a devastated, dystopiian suburb which mirrors and emphasises the opera's social degradation and immoral elements.

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Naples

24 Jan 2020

In Naples, Tosca lives, loves and dies in the land of nowhere

By Lorenzo Fiorito

Berlin

Tosca: a successful debut for Saioa Hernández and Ludovic Tézier at the Deutsche Oper

By Laura Servidei, 19 January 2020

The Deutsche Oper revives once again Boleslaw Barlog’s old production, with two outstanding singers at their debut in the house.

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Berlin

21 Jan 2020

Tosca: a successful debut for Saioa Hernández and Ludovic Tézier

By Laura Servidei

Milan

Scarpia stabbed, Tosca smothered by Livermore’s La Scala staging

By Mark Pullinger, 07 December 2019

Anna Netrebko chews the scenery as Floria Tosca… and there’s a lot of it to get her teeth into in David Livermore’s busy staging in Milan.

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Milan

08 Dec 2019

Scarpia stabbed, Tosca smothered by Livermore’s La Scala staging

By Mark Pullinger

Glasgow

Natalya Romaniw an exciting Tosca in Scottish Opera’s powerful revival

By David Smythe, 26 October 2019

Anthony Besch’s trusty Tosca returns to Scottish Opera with Natalya Romaniw packing a punch in the title role.

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Glasgow

27 Oct 2019

Natalya Romaniw an exciting Tosca in Scottish Opera’s powerful revival

By David Smythe

London

“Ecco un artista!”: melodrama aplenty in ROH Tosca revival

By Mark Pullinger, 27 May 2019

Red-blooded performances from the three principals at Covent Garden, even if there are vocal misfires along the way.

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London

28 May 2019

“Ecco un artista!”: melodrama aplenty in ROH Tosca revival

By Mark Pullinger

Amsterdam

A dystopian police state for Reisopera's new Tosca

By Nicolas Nguyen, 06 November 2018

A fine cast convinces in Dutch Reisopera's new Tosca, staged in a dystopian police state.

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Amsterdam

08 Nov 2018

A dystopian police state for Reisopera's new Tosca

By Nicolas Nguyen

Helsinki

An emotional new Tosca from Christof Loy in Helsinki

By Laura Servidei, 21 September 2018

Carè, Stundytė and Pursio all shine as singers and actors in an intense, exciting production at the Finnish National Opera.

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Helsinki

23 Sep 2018

An emotional new Tosca from Christof Loy in Helsinki

By Laura Servidei

Leeds

A lovely, lurid Tosca from Opera North

By Richard Wilcocks, 16 September 2018

Edward Dick directs a Tosca full of contemporary references with Opera North at Leeds Grand Theatre, Puccini's score conducted by Antony Hermus.

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Leeds

17 Sep 2018

A lovely, lurid Tosca from Opera North

By Richard Wilcocks

Naples

Tosca finally set in its own time and place at the Teatro San Carlo

By Lorenzo Fiorito, 12 July 2018

After a number of eccentric stagings, Mario Pontiggia's traditional production is a hit in Naples.

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Naples

14 Jul 2018

Tosca finally set in its own time and place

By Lorenzo Fiorito

Philadelphia

Yusif Eyvazov a magnificent Cavardossi in Philadelphia's Tosca

By Hilary Stroh, 12 May 2018

The Philadelphia Orchestra's superb semi-staged production of Tosca.

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Philadelphia

13 May 2018

Eyvazov a magnificent Cavardossi in Philadelphia

By Hilary Stroh

Melbourne

Opera Australia’s Tosca highlights the tyranny of evil Scarpia

By Brian Angus, 01 May 2018

Remarkable singers and magnificent sets successfully transpose Puccini’s Tosca to Nazi-occupied Rome, bringing home the horror of tyranny and how possible it is to occur.

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Melbourne

02 May 2018

Opera Australia’s Tosca highlights the tyranny of evil Scarpia

By Brian Angus

New York City

High Cs to burn: Netrebko stars in The Met’s new, hot-blooded Tosca

By Robert Levine, 30 April 2018

And the new, Spring casting for David McVicar's new production of Tosca has an ace in the hole – Anna Netrebko – and she certainly did not disappoint.

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New York City

01 May 2018

High Cs to burn: Netrebko stars as Tosca

By Robert Levine

Rome

Time-travelling back to 1900: an eye-popping Tosca in Rome

By Mark Pullinger, 07 April 2018

Alessandro Talevi's gorgeous staging recreates Tosca as it might have been seen at its 1900 première.

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Rome

08 Apr 2018

An eye-popping Tosca in Rome

By Mark Pullinger

Cardiff

An uncomplicated, thrilling Tosca from WNO

By Rohan Shotton, 09 February 2018

Carlo Rizzi conducts WNO's Tosca revival in Cardiff.

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Cardiff

11 Feb 2018

An uncomplicated, thrilling Tosca from WNO

By Rohan Shotton

London

Tosca at Covent Garden with Calleja, Finley and Pieczonka: promise as yet unfulfilled

By David Karlin, 15 January 2018

The ninth revival of Jonathan Kent’s production features a great Act 1 and enjoyable Covent Garden role debuts for the three top singers, but misses the mark on the set pieces.

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London

16 Jan 2018

Tosca at ROH: promise as yet unfulfilled

By David Karlin

New York City

Beautiful singing, realistic staging for the Met’s new Tosca

By Edward Sava-Segal, 03 January 2018

A decision to offer traditional stagings for standard repertoire may be a dangerous path to tread for the Met's future.

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New York City

05 Jan 2018

Beautiful singing, realistic staging

By Edward Sava-Segal

Darmstadt

A curiously uninvolving Tosca in Darmstadt

By Peter Connors, 17 September 2017

This Tosca had many good things in it but was ultimately over-intellectuallised and uninvolving

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Darmstadt

18 Sep 2017

A curiously uninvolving Tosca in Darmstadt

By Peter Connors

Llangollen

Neither shocking nor shabby: Tosca at Llangollen

By Richard Ely, 04 July 2017

The Llangollen International Eistedffod opens with a star-studded concert performance of Puccni's political/romantic thriller.

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Llangollen

05 Jul 2017

Neither shocking nor shabby: Tosca at Llangollen

By Richard Ely

Oslo

A web of white packing tape: Calixto Bieito’s Tosca in Oslo

By Aksel Tollåli, 11 June 2017

Calixto Bieito's Tosca, despite an intriguingly modern setting, fails to make sparks fly.

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Oslo

16 Jun 2017

Bieito's Tosca: A web of white packing tape

By Aksel Tollåli

West Horsley

Grange Park Opera's inaugural Tosca

By David Karlin, 08 June 2017

Woefully stiff acting lets down an otherwise excellent production; Joseph Calleja impresses in his role début as Cavaradossi.

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West Horsley

09 Jun 2017

Grange Park Opera's inaugural Tosca

By David Karlin

London

Puccini without passion: a bloodless Tosca from English Touring Opera

By Mark Pullinger, 04 March 2017

Blanche McIntyre's new production for ETO proves a disappointment, saddled with a trip hazard of a set.

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London

05 Mar 2017

Puccini without passion: a bloodless Tosca

By Mark Pullinger

Sydney

Tosca under Nazi occupation breaks hearts at Opera Australia

By Patricia Maunder, 25 February 2017

Splendid performances and a Nazi makeover turns Puccini's political tragedy into a visceral experience.

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Sydney

27 Feb 2017

Tosca under Nazi occupation breaks hearts

By Patricia Maunder

Prague

A too-real Tosca from Arnaud Bernard in Prague

By Frank Kuznik, 28 January 2017

A political makeover of Puccini's verismo classic backfires.

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Prague

31 Jan 2017

A too-real Tosca from Arnaud Bernard in Prague

By Frank Kuznik

Adelaide

A strong, passionate Tosca from State Opera in Adelaide

By Brian Angus, 17 November 2016

This vibrant Tosca came together beautifully, melding the rich rawness of the evil Scarpia, the emerging maturity of the passionate Tosca and the poetic artistry of the victimised Cavaradossi.

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Adelaide

18 Nov 2016

A strong, passionate Tosca from State Opera in Adelaide

By Brian Angus

Budapest

Tosca in Budapest: cast captivates in Puccini's shabby little shocker

By Orsolya Gyárfás, 05 November 2016

Quality singing impresses in Puccini's opera at the Hungarian State Opera, despite a dusty staging.

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Budapest

05 Nov 2016

Cast captivates in Puccini's shabby little shocker

By Orsolya Gyárfás

Berlin

Tosca G8 and the art of metavoice in Berlin

By Ivan Chiarelli, 01 November 2016

Using both pre-recorded and live music, video, in- and off-scene action, Neuköllner Oper raises interesting questions about the intersection of arts and politics in this setting of Tosca.

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Berlin

02 Nov 2016

Tosca G8 and the art of metavoice in Berlin

By Ivan Chiarelli