The Royal Opera on why Tosca is one of the best loved works in the repertory

The Royal Opera discuss why Puccini s great opera fully encapsulates the world of opera with music, drama and storytelling. The Royal Opera s Tosca will be relayed in cinemas across the world on 15 December and there will be Encore screenings on 19 January 2022. Find your nearest screening: https://www.roh.org.uk/cinemas/production/48925 Puccini s Tosca is one of the best loved operas in the repertory. From the demonic chords with which it famously begins to the violent twist of its shock ending, the tension never lets up for a moment. Into the romantic world of an idealistic painter, Cavaradossi, and his sensuous lover Tosca comes the malevolence of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police, with fatal results. Jonathan Kent’s taut and intense production with Paul Brown’s historically charged designs wonderfully evokes the dangerous atmosphere of Rome in 1800, where love and evil come – thrillingly – face to face. Enjoy this video? Subscribe to our channel to receive notifications about new ballet and opera clips.