Tosca

The week in classical: Tosca; Gloriana review – made in Britain

The sensational Freddie De Tommaso soars alongside Natalya Romaniw in a catch-it-while-you-can Tosca

Stephen Pritchard

17, Dec, 2022 @12:30 PM

Tosca review – British pairing make this a Tosca to treasure

With Freddie De Tommaso, Natalya Romaniw and Erwin Schrott in the lead roles this revival of Jonathan Kent’s sure-footed staging of Puccini’s opera is in very good hands

Clive Paget

13, Dec, 2022 @4:20 PM

Tosca; Der Rosenkavalier; Vixen – review

Grange Park Opera settles into its new home with a stirring Tosca, and fine acting lifts WNO’s Der Rosenkavalier

Fiona Maddocks

11, Jun, 2017 @6:59 AM

Tosca – review

Bryn Terfel's Scarpia was silkily menacing in a compelling, uncluttered semi-staging with outstanding co-stars, writes Tim Ashley

Tim Ashley

23, Sep, 2013 @11:10 AM

Tosca – review

The orchestra is terrific, but things are more mixed vocally, in Jonathan Kent's effective rather than visceral production, writes Martin Kettle

Martin Kettle

10, Jul, 2013 @6:20 PM

How we made: Franco Zeffirelli and John Tooley on Tosca (1964)

'A nervous Callas stood in the wings, clutching Zeffirelli's arm. Even her dresser was bruised by her grip'

Interviews by Anna Tims

23, Jul, 2012 @5:00 PM

Tosca – review

A wonderfully baleful and incisive Scarpia from Anthony Michaels-Moore is the centrepiece of this revival, writes Tim Ashley

Tim Ashley

27, Nov, 2011 @6:19 PM

Tosca – review

A glittering cast of singers has been added to the Royal Opera's revival of Tosca, but they are unable to transcend the production, writes Andrew Clements

Andrew Clements

15, Jul, 2011 @5:27 PM

Tosca – review

The furtive glances at watches were their own verdict in a well-played but vocally unmemorable performance, writes Martin Kettle

Martin Kettle

08, Jun, 2011 @11:48 AM

Puccini: Tosca – review

Karita Mattila's extraordinary sense of theatre makes her compelling to watch in this performance of Tosca from the New York Met, filmed during the opening run of Luc Bondy's controversial production in 2009, writes Tim Ashley

Tim Ashley

09, Dec, 2010 @10:15 PM

Tosca; La fille du régiment; Takacs Quartet | Classical review

Puccini's opera is positively humdrum in comparison to Donizetti's sparkling comedy, writes Fiona Maddocks

Fiona Maddocks

22, May, 2010 @11:05 PM

Tosca | Opera review

Coliseum, London
The thrilling central performances make this traditional Tosca a night to remember, writes Andrew Clements

Andrew Clements

19, May, 2010 @9:30 PM

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