Royal Opera 2026/7: Tosca

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?

Oliver Mears’s acclaimed production returns, setting Puccini’s operatic thriller in a contemporary, war-torn Rome. Daniel Oren conducts Aleksandra Kurzak, who returns to the title role, joined by Saimir Pirgu as Cavaradossi and Christopher Maltman as Baron Scarpia.

Live from Covent Garden on Wednesday 5th May Approximate runtime: 3h 15min / 195min, Two Intervals Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

Cast: Floria Tosca ALEKSANDRA KURZAK Mario Cavaradossi SAIMIR PIRGU Baron Scarpia CHRISTOPHER MALTMAN Spoletta ALED HALL Cesare Angelotti PAWEL HORODYSKI Sacristan JONATHAN LEMALU Sciarrone SAM HIRD Creatives: Music GIACOMO PUCCINI Conductor DANIEL OREN Director OLIVER MEARS Set Designer SIMON LIMA HOLDSWORTH Costume Designer ILONA KARAS Lighting Designer FABIANA PICCIOLI Movement Director ANNA MORRISSEY