Opera Australia's Tosca
Opera
Information
The story comes from Victorien Sardou's 1887 play. Tosca is an actress and her lover Cavaradossi is an artist. They are friends with Angelotti, a political activist. When Angelotti escapes from prison he comes to them for refuge. They help him escape but in the process find themselves arrested by the Chief of Police, Baron Scarpia. He wants to know where Angelotti is, and he is prepared to use torture to extract the information. The questioning begins and Tosca is given a terrible ultimatum – give herself to Scarpia, or see Cavaradossi die.
It stars Cheryl Barker as Tosca, Rosario La Spina as Cavaradossi, and John Wegner as the cruel Baron Scarpia. Conducted by Andrea Licata and Tom Woods, Tosca opens on January 8.
Venue
Sydney Opera House @ Macquarie St, Sydney NSW, 2000, Australia
Price
Subscriptions now on sale. Single tickets on sale from 5 December 2009.
Bookings
Tel + 61 2 9318 8200/ ticketing@opera-australia.org.au