Tosca (Giacomo Puccini)
Soprano Karita Mattila sings the title role for the first time outside her native Finland.
- Sat 10 Oct 18:00 BFI IMAX not available online
"Tosca combines Puccini's glorious musical inspiration with the melodramatic vitality of one of the great Hitchcock films," says Met Music Director James Levine, who conducts this new production. The opera tells the story of three people - a famous opera singer, a free-thinking painter, and a sadistic chief of police - caught in a net of love and politics. Soprano Karita Mattila, recently seen in this season's Live in HD presentation of Salome, sings the title role for the first time outside her native Finland. Luc Bondy, acclaimed for his imaginative theater and opera productions, directs. The cast also includes Marcelo Álvarez as Cavaradossi and Juha Uusitalo as Scarpia.
Conductor James Levine
Production Luc Bondy
Set Designer Richard Peduzzi
Costume Designer Milena Canonero
Tosca Karita Mattila
Cavaradossi Marcelo Álvarez
Scarpia Juha Uusitalo
Sacristan Paul Plishka
A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Milan, and Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich Production underwritten by The Annenberg Foundation.
| Cast | Karita Mattila, Marcelo Álvarez, Juha Uusitalo, Juha Uusitalo |
| Running time | 3hrs 30min, 2 intervals |
