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Performance Dates & Time

May 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 at 7:30pm
May 26 at 1:00pm

Venue

Margaret Court Arena
Olympic Blvd, Melbourne

Running time

Approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes, including two intervals.

Language

Performed in Italian with English surtitles.

Please note

This production contains depictions of violence, including violence against women, sexual violence, murder and suicide.

Supporting Partner

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Tosca is an Opera North production.

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Love. Jealousy. Betrayal.

“Ah! Tosca.” Scarpia growls it, lust in his voice, danger in his eyes. Tosca thinks of her lover, his captive. How far will she go to save him?

Opera’s greatest thriller is a taut tale of passion and betrayal, taking place over just 24 hours in Rome. Renowned prima donna Tosca is in love with Cavaradossi, a painter and revolutionary. When the sadistic Chief of Police Scarpia tries to crush them, our heroine finds the strength to do the unspeakable.

Puccini’s music is sensational: from the overpowering choral power of the famous Te Deum, Tosca’s ode to art ‘Vissi d’arte’ and the haunting tenor showpiece ‘E lucevan le stelle’ as Cavaradossi faces death.

When the final note rings into silence, and you pick your jaw up off the floor, you’ll feel an extraordinary emotional release.

In this acclaimed, five-star production from Opera North, director Edward Dick writes the tension large upon the stage. A stunning renaissance fresco colours a gilded dome hanging over the performers. Dramatic, stadium-style lights by Lee Curran put a razor focus on the unfolding action, revealing beauty and menace in turn.

Tosca is the perfect first taste of opera, and one opera lovers return to again and again, to experience how music can bring great stories to emotional highs. Tosca has it all: romance, action and an unforgettable ending.

Performed in the Margaret Court Arena with all the drama and scale of an epic theatrical experience, this will be very special night at the opera.

The action turns on a trio of brilliant performers, so we’ve found singers you don’t want to miss: Opera Australia audience favourite Karah Son shares the heroic title role with British star Nadine Benjamin. Diego Torre returns to our stage as Cavaradossi, along with Young Woo Kim, making his Australian debut in the role. And we have two formidable Scarpias: Helpmann Award-winning baritone Warwick Fyfe and English singer Robert Hayward.

“An unforgettable operatic experience ★★★★★”

The Stage

“A corker of a show… staged imaginatively and cogently ★★★★★”

The Times

“Drama to hit you in the gut ★★★★★”

The Independent

The transformation

First look

Who is Tosca?

The music



Frequently Asked Questions


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Cheat Sheet: Tosca

Everything you need to know about Puccini’s blood-soaked, lustful melodrama.

What happens in the story? Who was the composer? What should I expect from the music? Here’s everything you need to know…

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7 reasons to see Tosca at Margaret Court Arena

Thinking about seeing opera’s greatest thriller, Tosca, at Margaret Court Arena? Here’s what to expect at Melbourne’s very special operatic event.

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Opera North’s production of Puccini’s Tosca Mykhailo Malafii as Cavaradossi and Giselle Allen as Tosca

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Conductor Garry Walker on bringing Tosca to Melbourne audiences at Margaret Court Arena.

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Casts & Creatives

CONDUCTOR
DIRECTOR
SET DESIGNER
Tom Scutt
COSTUME DESIGNER
Fotini Dimou
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Lee Curran
CHOREOGRAPHER
Maxine Braham
SOUND DESIGNER
FIGHT DESIGNER
Blake Wells
LIGHTING ASSISTANT
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
TOSCA
Karah Son (May 24, 26 & 29)
Nadine Benjamin MBE (May 25, 28 & 30)
CAVARADOSSI
Diego Torre (May 24, 26 & 29)
Young Woo Kim (May 25, 28 & 30)
SCARPIA
Robert Hayward (May 24, 26 & 29)
Warwick Fyfe (May 25, 28 & 30)
SPOLETTA
SCIARRONE
ANGELOTTI
SACRISTAN
GAOLER
SHEPHERD BOY
Hugh Ling
Eleanor Morgan
Orchestra

Opera Australia Chorus

Tosca at Margaret Court Arena

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Tosca at Margaret Court Arena

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Tosca at Margaret Court Arena

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Tosca at Margaret Court Arena

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Tosca at Margaret Court Arena

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Tosca at Margaret Court Arena

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