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

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

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

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. 

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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. 

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

Carlo Rizzi conducts WNO's Tosca revival in Cardiff.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A political makeover of Puccini's verismo classic backfires.

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.

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

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.

This revival of Catherine Malfitano’s excellent 2010 production features some splendid singing from Gwyn Hughes Jones as Cavaradossi – but is let down by some poor diction and varying drama.

Tosca’s popularity stems not only from its music, but also from the inherent truth in its drama and its in-depth portrayal of unrestrained human passions. 

Lavish sets and costumes, plus high musical quality, make Tosca at the Vienna State Opera a fine example of grand opera. 

A clumsily directed, poorly sung Tosca at the ROH made for a dispiriting evening. 

An all-Italian programme conducted by Enrique Mazzola encompasses the theatrical worlds of opera, film and ballet as well as purely musical tone-painting.

Houston Grand Opera’s season-opening production of the fiery opera does it right, from lighting to set to singing, and the end result is a stunning beginning to its season.

Staatsoper Berlin revives its new production of Tosca with an excellent cast including a last minute substitution of the tenor.

Fine singing from Simon O’Neill and Orla Boylan in New Zealand Opera's production of Tosca.

Theater Aachen’s first new production of the season takes a daringly anti-clerical look at a classic of the operatic repertoire.

The atmospheric surroundings of St Olaf's Castle in Savonlinna host a well acted and well sung Tosca, with opera and chorus on top form as well as three highly credible soloists.

Opera at its best. Lot of emotion in this fully melodramatic staging of Tosca in Naples, every performer was completely in their role.

The visual results are stunning, though an uneven cast made this a performance with clear weaknesses as well as strengths. Aquiles Machado's Cavaradossi, on the other hand, was an indubitable revelation.