La Monnaie / De Munt LA MONNAIE / DE MUNT
© Santiago Ydáñez
Opera

Tosca

Presentation
Opera
E avanti a Lui tremava tutta Roma— Floria Tosca, end of Act Two

In this new production of Tosca, La Monnaie sets out to address a subject that is highly topical: the fear of God as a means to political domination.

On his La Monnaie debut, the Spanish director Rafael R Villalobos turns a spotlight on the political, moral, and religious pressure that the Vatican exercised on the characters in Tosca. How can you cling to your faith when all around you seems to be tainted by corruption and despotism? How will Floria Tosca react when the boundary between unscrupulous power and religious dogma turns out to be threadbare?

In the orchestra pit, Alain Altinoglu will reveal all the power and intensity of Puccini’s most celebrated score, which, with its recurrent motifs and eloquent vocal lines, raised the art of Italian singing to new heights.

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Dates & tickets

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Location

La Monnaie

Language

Sung in Italian
Surtitles in Dutch and French

Running time

2h35

Prices

Cat a - € 135 / Cat b - € 120
Cat c - € 105 / Cat d - € 88
Cat e - € 65 / Cat f - € 39
Cat g - € 12 / Gold - € 162

Age limit

This production of “Tosca” contains references to the film “Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma” by Pier Paolo Pasolini, which might be considered offensive by some spectators.

Gallery

Gallery

© Karl Forster
© Karl Forster
© Karl Forster
© Karl Forster
© Karl Forster
© Karl Forster
© Karl Forster
© Karl Forster
© Karl Forster
© Karl Forster
© Karl Forster
© Karl Forster
Dates & tickets

Dates

Cast
Cast

ConductorALAIN ALTINOGLU
Direction & CostumesRAFAEL R. VILLALOBOS
Set designEMANUELE SINISI
LightingFELIPE RAMOS
Chorus masterALBERTO MORO

Reduction of the full orchestral score by Frédéric Chaslin
Commissioned by De Munt / La Monnaie

With the exceptional collaboration of Santiago Ydáñez for the paintings

Floria ToscaMYRTÒ PAPATANASIU (11, 15, 17, 19, 24 & 27.06, 01.07) 
MONICA ZANETTIN (13, 16, 18, 22, 25 & 29.06, 02.07)
Mario CavaradossiPAVEL ČERNOCH (11, 15, 17, 19, 24 & 27.06) 
ANDREA CARÈ (13, 16, 18, 22, 25 & 29.06, 01 & 02.07)
Il barone ScarpiaLAURENT NAOURI (11, 15, 17, 19, 24 & 27.06, 01.07)
DIMITRI TILIAKOS (13, 16, 18, 22, 24, 27 & 29.06, 01.07)
Cesare AngelottiSAVA VEMIC
Il sagrestanoRICCARDO NOVARO
SpolettaED LYON
SciarroneKAMIL BEN HSAÏN LACHIRI (MM Academy Laureate)
PastorelloLOGAN LOPEZ GONZALEZ (MM Academy Soloist)
Un carceriereKURT GYSEN

Co-productionOPÉRA DE MONTPELLIER, TEATRO DEL LICEU BARCELONA, TEATRO DE LA MAESTRANZA SEVILLA

In coproduction with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of taxshelter.be and ING
With the support of the tax shelter of the Belgian federal government