Tag Archives: Tosca

Oliver Mears’s new production of Puccini’s most powerful opera breaks many rules but gets away with it triumphantly, thanks to superb performances by a perfect cast and an extra frisson delivered by the state of the world today. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed

The great Italian composer Giacomo Puccini died on 29 November 1924 and the Royal Opera House continues its celebrations of this centenary with a triumphant 17th revival of Jonathan Kent’s glorious production of Tosca. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed

Tosca review: Perfect production of Tosca at the Royal Opera – with Ausrine Stundyte, Marcelo Puente and a superbly villainous performance by Gabriele Viviani as the evil Baron Scarpia – is slightly let down by limp ending. Daily Express :: Entertainment Feed