Leeds Grand TheatreLeeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, LS1 6NZ, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924) | Tosca | Libretto by Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa |
Performers
| Opera North | ||
| Joana Carneiro | Conductor | |
| Edward Dick | Director | |
| Tom Scutt | Set Designer | |
| Fotini Dimou | Costume Designer | |
| Lee Curran | Lighting Designer | |
| Orchestra of Opera North | ||
| Chorus of Opera North | ||
| Maxine Braham | Choreography | |
| Giselle Allen | Soprano | Floria Tosca |
| Robert Hayward | Bass-baritone | Baron Scarpia |
| Mykhailo Malafii | Tenor | Mario Cavaradossi |
| Callum Thorpe | Bass-baritone | Cesare Angelotti |
| Matthew Stiff | Bass-baritone | Sacristan |
| Alex Banfield | Tenor | Spoletta |
| Ross McInroy | Bass | A Jailer |
| Richard Mosley-Evans | Baritone | Sciarrone |
Tosca, a star singer, is the lover of Cavaradossi, an artist. Scarpia, the corrupt Chief of Police, is obsessed with Tosca and willing to go to any lengths to have her.
When Cavaradossi is arrested and tortured for helping an escaped political prisoner, Scarpia blackmails Tosca: she and Cavaradossi can go free if she will give herself to him. Violated, Tosca plots her revenge, but the consequences are more terrible than she can imagine.
Puccini’s high-octane score – at times soaring and tender, at other times brutally powerful – has made Tosca one of the world’s most popular operas. Giselle Allen and Robert Hayward reprise their roles in Edward Dick’s electrifying production.
Sung in Italian with English titles
Reviews of Tosca directed by Edward Dick
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