Giacomo Puccini — Tosca (1899)

Marco Armiliato & Leonardo Sini — musical direction
Robert Carsen — director
Anthony Ward & Alexander Lowde — set
Davy Cunningham — lighting
Ernst Raffelsberger — choir master

Floria Tosca — Sonya Yoncheva
Mario Cavaradossi — Jonas Kaufmann
Baron Scarpia — Bryn Terfel
Cesare Angelotti — Brent Michael Smith
Mesner — Valeriy Murga
Spoletta — Johan Krogius
Sciarrone — Steffan Lloyd Owen
Un carceriere — Evan Gray

Orchester der Oper Zürich
Chor der Oper Zürich
Kinderchor der Oper Zürich
Statistenverein der Oper Zürich

A powerful opening takes no prisoners: "Tosca" is an operatic thriller about desire, betrayal and the abuse of power. With the title heroine, Puccini created a character who dedicated her entire life to the stage. Robert Carsen stages an enigmatic play about appearances and reality, theater and truth, while keeping pace with suspense-packed plot. Under the musical direction of Marco Armiliato, the dramatic triumvirate is made up of Sonya Yoncheva in the title role, Jonas Kaufmann as Cavaradossi, and Bryn Terfel in the role of Scarpia.