TOSCA

About the show

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’ acclaimed production sets Puccini’s operatic thriller in a contemporary, war-torn Rome, with spectacular designs by Simon Lima Holdsworth. Costume designs by Ilona Karas bring glamour and modernity to this gripping tale of love and betrayal.