Royal Opera

Tosca

In Cinemas 25, 26 & 29 Oct 2025
Conductor
Jakub Hrůša
Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Cast
Anna Netrebko (Floria Tosca), Freddie De Tommaso (Mario Cavaradossi), Gerald Finley (Baron Scarpia), Carlo Bosi (Spoletta), Ossian Huskinson (Cesare Angelotti), Alessandro Corbelli (Sacristan), Siphe Kwani (Sciarrone)
Composer
Giacomo Puccini
Director
Oliver Mears
Set Design
Simon Lima Holdsworth
Duration
Approx. 3h including an interval
Sung in Italian, with English subtitles.
Captured live from Covent Garden, London, Sep 2025
Official Event Listing

Opera in three acts (1900)

New production! The splendour of Rome. The devastation of war.

Puccini’s operatic thriller returns in an unmissable, gripping new production by Oliver Mears, the first to be conducted by Music Director of The Royal Opera Jakub Hrůša in his new role.

Floria Tosca (star soprano Anna Netrebko) and Mario Cavaradossi (rising tenor Freddie De Tommaso) 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 (bass-baritone Gerald Finley), 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? 

Hobart patrons please note: This production will screen at State Cinema at the regular screening times of 11am Sat and 1pm Wed. Tickets on sale soon!

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