The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca
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The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca

8.0 / 10 2018 2h 21mNR Italian
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Sir David McVicar’s bold new staging of Tosca, Puccini’s operatic thriller of Napoleonic Rome, thrilled Met audiences when it rang in the New Year in 2018. Only weeks later, the production was seen by opera lovers worldwide as part of the Met’s Live in HD series of cinema presentations. In this performance, Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva is the passionate title diva, opposite charismatic tenor Vittorio Grigolo as her lover, the idealistic painter Mario Cavaradossi. Baritone Željko Lučić is the menacing Baron Scarpia, the evil chief of police who employs brutal tactics to ensnare both criminals and sexual conquests. On the podium, Emmanuel Villaume conducts the electrifying score, which features some of Puccini’s most memorable melodies.

Cast & Crew

Sonya Yoncheva

Sonya Yoncheva

Floria Tosca

Lead
Vittorio Grigolo

Vittorio Grigolo

Mario Cavaradossi

Željko Lučić

Željko Lučić

Baron Scarpia

Brenton Ryan

Brenton Ryan

Spoletta

Christian Zaremba

Christian Zaremba

Cesare Angelotti

Isabel Leonard

Isabel Leonard

Self - Host

Christopher Job

Christopher Job

Sciarrone

Patrick Carfizzi

Patrick Carfizzi

A Sacristan

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gary Halvorson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker