Film
RBO Live 2026-27: Tosca
A dark opera thriller in Oliver Mears's contemporary, war-torn Rome, where a singer makes a horrific bargain to save her lover. For opera fans who like a gripping, dramatic story.
Key information
- When
- Wednesday 5 May
- Where
- Exeter Picturehouse51 Bartholomew Street West, EX4 3AJMore at this venueMap
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About this event
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’s acclaimed production returns, setting Puccini’s operatic thriller in a contemporary, war-torn Rome.
Daniel Oren conducts Aleksandra Kurzak, who returns to the title role, joined by Saimir Pirgu as Cavaradossi and Christopher Maltman as Baron Scarpia.