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Opera

Tosca

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

High-spirited, devout, a tad jealous and above all a true diva — that’s Floria Tosca! With her captivating voice and undeniable star qualities, she triumphs on the Roman stages, while the city groans under Baron Scarpia’s reign of terror. The corrupt chief of police is infatuated with the singer and so has two reasons to eliminate her lover Mario Cavaradossi, a sympathiser with the city’s political rebels. He offers Tosca the choice: if she gives herself to him, Mario will not be executed the next morning…   

Giacomo Puccini’s hit opera is a thriller that has you by the throat from the first note to the last. In this electrifying La Monnaie production, director Rafael R. Villalobos addresses a theme that could hardly be more topical: the instrumentalization of religion as a means to political oppression. With parallels drawn between Cavaradossi and the figure of film director Pier Paolo Pasolini, Villalobos puts the spotlight on the pressure the Vatican exerted on society in Rome at the time. In the orchestra pit, Jordan de Souza unleashes all the power and intensity of Puccini’s compelling score, whose expressive vocal lines and cinematic orchestrations have made it one of the world’s favourite operas.     

Are you under 30? Then attend this opera on the Young Opera Night (18.6.2026) and we treat you to a personal welcome, a free drink, a free programme book and an after-event.

Dates & tickets

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Location

La Monnaie

Prices

Start ticket sale
27.11.2025

Dynamic ticket prices

Starting from €12 to €170
-30 years: €10 / 25 / 50
-15 years: €10 / 25 (only via MM Tickets)

Language

Sung in Italian
Surtitles in Dutch and French

Running time

2h35 (with 1 interval)

Presentation

Introductory talks in Dutch and French 45' before the start of the performance

Age limit

16+

More info

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.

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Dates & tickets

Dates

Cast
Cast

Melodramma in tre atti
Libretto di Luigi Illica e Giuseppe Giacosa, dal dramma omonimo di Victorien Sardou La Tosca (1887)
Musica di Giacomo Puccini
Premiere Teatro Costanzi, Roma, 14.1.1900

ConductorJORDAN DE SOUZA DirectorRAFAEL R. VILLALOBOS Set designerEMANUELE SINISI Lighting designerFELIPE RAMOS Chorus MasterEMMANUEL TRENQUE

With the exceptional collaboration of SANTIAGO YDÁÑEZ for the paintings

Floria ToscaLEAH HAWKINS,
VANESSA GOIKOETXEA (18, 21, 24, 27, 30.6) Mario CavaradossiSTEFANO LA COLLA,
ATALLA AYAN (18, 21, 24, 27, 30.6) Il barone ScarpiaLUCIO GALLO,
ALEKSEI ISAEV (18, 21, 24, 27, 30.6) Cesare AngelottiHUANHONG LI Il sagrestanoPAOLO ORECCHIA SpolettaTRYSTAN LLŶR GRIFFITHS
SciarroneKAMIL BEN HSAÏN LACHIRI (MM Academy Laureate) Giuseppe Pelosi (Pastorello)PIETER DE PRAETERE Un carceriereRENÉ LARYA

La Monnaie Symphony orchestra and Chorus

ProductionLA MONNAIE / DE MUNT CoproductionOPÉRA DE MONTPELLIER, TEATRO DEL LICEU BARCELONA, TEATRO DE LA MAESTRANZA SEVILLA

With the support of LA LOTERIE NATIONALE / NATIONALE LOTERIJ