Tosca

An acclaimed production of Puccini’s masterpiece.

Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica
Conducted by Jonathan Lyness
Directed/designed by Richard Studer
English translation by Amanda Holden

Following on from their sensational production of Puccini’s La Boheme in 2005, the Opera Project is back with their production of Tosca, Puccini’s intensely dramatic masterpiece. Set in 1800, the opera depicts the final hours of three of the most highly charged characters in all opera – Baron Scarpia (the ruthless and corrupt chief of the Roman police) the painter Mario Cavaradossi, and his lover, the celebrated singer Floria Tosca. In Tosca we have it all – love, jealousy, lust, and despair impregnate the story, from the opening escape of the political prisoner Cesare Angelotti
to Scarpia’s final posthumous act of betrayal.

Theatrically gripping from start to finish, the score is perhaps Puccini’s most lavish, containing two of his most famous arias – Tosca’s ‘Vissi d’arte’ and the brilliant tenor aria ‘E lucevan le stelle’.

Venue

The Tobacco Factory, Southville

Dates

Date 14 Oct 2008 - 25 Oct 2008

Tickets Information

Road Directions

The Tobacco Factory is situated in Southville, South Bristol, on the junction between Raleigh Road and North Street. It is approximately a 25 minute walk from the city centre.

Public Transport Directions

Getting to the Tobacco Factory by bus
Take bus number 24 or 25 from north Bristol, Broadmead, the city centre and Redcliffe Hill to Raleigh Road (bus stop opposite the Tobacco Factory)

 Facilities

Provider Preferences

• In town/city centre

Accessibility

• Accessible to Wheelchair Users
• Booking Advised
• On Bus Route

Establishment Features

• Cater for groups