Event: RBO: Tosca
Running time: 210 mins
Genre: Opera, Theatre, Live
Cast: ANNA NETREBKO, FREDDIE DE TOMMASO, GERALD FINLEY, CARLO BOSI, OSSIAN HUSKINSON, ALESSANDRO CORBELLI, SIPHE KWANI
In war-torn Rome, Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But when Cavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers make a deadly enemy in the form of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police. At the mercy of Scarpia?s twisted desires, Tosca is forced to make a horrific bargain: sleeping with the man she hates in order to save the man she loves. Can she find a way out? A star-studded cast includes soprano Anna Netrebko performing the role of Tosca, tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Cavaradossi, and bass-baritone Gerald Finley as Scarpia, with Music Director of The Royal Opera Jakub Hrů?a conducting his first new production in the role. An alternative, modern-day Rome provides the backdrop for Oliver Mears? unmissable, gripping new production of Puccini?s thriller.
