Cast
Elena Stikina Floria Tosca
Bryan Hymel Mario Cavaradossi
Alexey Markov Baron Scarpia
Hubert Francis Spoletta
Yuriy Yurchuk Cesare Angelotti
Jeremy White Sacristan
Jihoon Kim Sciarrone
The Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Music Giacomo Puccini
Libretto Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
Director Jonathan Kent
Designer Paul Brown
Lighting designer Mark Henderson
Into the romantic world of an idealistic painter Cavaradossi and his sensuous lover Tosca comes the malevolence of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police, with fatal results. Elena Stikina, Bryan Hymel and Alexey Markov bring to life one of the best loved operas in The Royal Opera repertory: Puccini’s Tosca. From the demonic chords with which it famously begins to the violent twist of the opera’s shock ending, the tension never lets up for a moment. Love and evil come – thrillingly – face to face in Jonathan Kent’s intense production.