Verified attendance New 9.0
De Tommaso walked on cold and still found the whole arc of “E lucevan le stelle.” Harteros was imperious in Act II; you forgot anyone had been replaced.
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Intensity High emotional intensity. On-stage violence (torture, murder, an execution) and a suicide; not gory, but unrelenting in Act II.
For newcomers An excellent first opera: a fast thriller plot, three huge tunes, under three hours. The traditional Wallmann staging won't distract from the music.
Good to know Sung in Italian with DE/EN surtitles · two intervals · ~3h 05m · classic painted-set staging.
In one line If you want to know what opera can do, start here — and bring someone who thinks they don't like it.
Floria Tosca Anja Harteros
Mario Cavaradossi Jonas Kaufmann
Baron Scarpia Bryn Terfel
Cesare Angelotti Jongmin Park
Conductor Antonio Pappano
Composer Giacomo Puccini
Conductor Antonio Pappano
Director Margarethe Wallmann
Set & costumes Nicola Benois
Chorus master Thomas Lang
Verified attendance 7.8
Pappano kept the pit taut without ever covering the stage. The replacement showed a little nerves in the Act I duet — understandable on no rehearsal — but the evening recovered fully by the firing squad.
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Date unknown 8.5
Saw this staging years ago and again this season — the sets still draw applause on the curtain alone. Docking a point only because the production concept is, deliberately, a museum piece.
Editorial · AI-generated C
Across eleven notices, critics agree the night belongs to the pit: Pappano's broad, dark account is the most-praised element, with Harteros's Act II singled out repeatedly. The Wallmann staging divides — “unkillable” to some, “a beautiful relic” to others. No outlet rates the revival below solid.