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A lovely, lurid Tosca from Opera North

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“Robert Hayward... makes a wonderfully thuggish villain”
Reviewed at Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds on 16 September 2018
Puccini, Tosca
Antony Hermus, Conductor
Edward Dick, Director
Tom Scutt, Set Designer
Fotini Dimou, Costume Designer
Giselle Allen, Floria Tosca
Susannah Glanville, Floria Tosca
Rafael Rojas, Mario Cavaradossi
Robert Hayward, Baron Scarpia
John Savournin, Cesare Angelotti
Ru Charlesworth, Spoletta
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