Puccini's action-packed psychological thriller

Political power and its abuse intensify the tragic love triangle between the fiery diva Floria Tosca, the handsome painter Mario Cavaradossi, and the sadistic police chief Baron Scarpia. Obsessed with the tempestuous singer, the villainous Baron plays a cruel cat-and-mouse game with her and her lover. Tosca strikes a bargain with the diabolical Scarpia only to experience horrifying consequences.

The Hollywood film composer Erich Korngold once referred to Tosca as the "greatest film score of all time" because the music reflects every hair-raising detail of this gripping melodrama in a way that keeps the excitement at fever pitch. Plácido Domingo and Sir Richard Armstrong share the podium.

TOSCA	Adrianne Pieczonka	View Profile
TOSCA (MAY 29, JUNE 11, 14, 21)	Georgina Lukacs	View Profile
CAVARADOSSI	Neil Shicoff	View Profile
CAVARADOSSI (MAY 29, JUNE 11, 14, 21)	Gwyn Hughes Jones	View Profile
SCARPIA	Juan Pons	View Profile
SACRISTAN	Dale Travis	View Profile
ANGELOTTI	Robert Pomakov	View Profile
SPOLETTA	Joel Sorensen	View Profile
SCIARRONE	Levi Hernandez	View Profile

CONDUCTOR	Sir Richard Armstrong	View Profile
CONDUCTOR (JUNE 11, 14, 21)	Plácido Domingo	View Profile
DIRECTOR	Ian Judge	View Profile
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR	Stanley M. Garner	View Profile
SET DESIGNER	John Gunter	View Profile
LIGHTING DESIGNER	M.L. Geiger	View Profile
ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR/CHORUS MASTER	Grant Gershon	View Profile

RUNNING TIME
2 hours 45 minutes, including two intermissions.

PRE-PERFORMANCE LECTURE
One hour prior to each performance.
Paul Floyd will lead the pre-performance lecture.
Pre-performance lectures are generously sponsored by the Flora L. Thornton Foundation and the Opera League of Los Angeles.

PRODUCTION NOTES:
Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

Artists and dates subject to change.