![]() The opera is based on a melodrama by Victorien Sardou, set in 1800 in Rome, where the political climate is incendiary as Napoleon’s army threatens the state. One of the most popular bass-baritones in the world, Sir Bryn Terfel, who was in the original 2006 cast, returns as “evil” Chief of Police Scarpia alongside Kristine Opolais and Vittorio Grigòlo (who recently starred in this role at the Metropolitan Opera House), in their respective roles of actress Floria Tosca and artist Mario Cavaradossi. ![]() The casting also plays safe, welcoming big names that have almost made some of these roles their own. Jonathan Kent’s traditional staging of Tosca first appeared in 2006 and has been returning to packed houses ever since. The Royal Opera House knows how to back a winner.
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