Tosca: Finnish National Opera
About the Event
Enjoy Puccini's dramatic opera, Tosca, at the Finnish National Opera this season.
Tragic and realistic in its drama, Tosca is one of the most popular works in the history of opera, captivating audiences since 1900. Puccini's Romantic music is replete with unfettered emotion and passion.
Rome, 1800. Scarpia, the chief of police, has his headquarters at the Palazzo Farnese. Tosca kills Scarpia to save the life of her imprisoned beloved, Cavaradossi. But he is executed by firing squad regardless, and Tosca jumps to her death.
Performed in Italian, with surtitles in Finnish, Swedish and English
Cast / Production
Conductor: Modestas Pitrenas
Director: Siegwulf Turek
Sets and costumes: Siegwulf Turek
Lighting design: Siegwulf Turek
Tosca: Claire Rutter
Cavaradossi: Najmiddin Mavlyanov
Scarpia: Lucio Gallo
Angelotti: Hannu Forsberg
Sacristan: Nicholas Söderlund
Spoletta: Aki Alamikkotervo
Sciarrone: Koit Soasepp
Jailer: Andrus Mitt
