The Royal Opera - Tosca Reviews
29 March 2024
Adrianne Pieczonka (Tosca), Joseph Calleja (Cavaradossi)
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Gerald Finley (Scarpia), Adrianne Pieczonka (Tosca)
Gerald Finley (Scarpia)
Adrianne Pieczonka (Tosca), Joseph Calleja (Cavaradossi)

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Tosca

The Royal Opera


No. of reviews: 18

Martina Serafin makes a creditable Tosca
19 Feb 18 / Classical Source
Jonathan Kent met Tosca in Londen
18 Feb 18 / Leidmotief
Joseph Calleja’s open-faced charisma and honeyed tones make this a memorable Tosca
9 Feb 18 / Seen and Heard
Angela Gheorghiu is a sensation in the Royal Opera’s revival of Tosca
26 Jan 18 / Seen and Heard
Royal Opera’s Tosca is a sloppy affair
26 Jan 18 / The Spectator
An opera that reveals the glorious depth of Puccini’s music
23 Jan 18 / Express
Adrianne Pieczonka as the current Tosca is disappointing
23 Jan 18 / Independent
The Royal Opera’s bold first stab at Ulysses roundly beats a tame Tosca revival
21 Jan 18 / The Sunday Times
Tragic Tosca makes ravishing return to Royal Opera House
20 Jan 18 / Londonist
Adrianne Pieczonka delivers an excellent performance as Tosca
19 Jan 18 / Music OMH
Pieczonka, Calleja, Finley don’t quite mesh in revival of Jonathan Kent’s classic produciton
18 Jan 18 / OperaWire
Hints of subtlety in an opera by numbers
18 Jan 18 / Evening Standard
This was Joseph Calleja’s night
17 Jan 18 / Mark Ronan's Theatre Reviews
Tosca at Covent Garden with Calleja, Finley and Pieczonka: promise as yet unfulfilled
17 Jan 18 / Bachtrack
Adrianne Pieczonka is absolutely mesmerising in the title role
17 Jan 18 / Opera Today
The ninth revival of Jonathan Kent's production stars Joseph Calleja as Cavaradossi
17 Jan 18 / What's on Stage
The magnificent sets cannot make up for the lack of passion in the acting and poor timing in this flaccid Puccini opera
17 Jan 18 / The Times
Solid vocal and dramatic standards mark the first of three casts in this Puccini revival
17 Jan 18 / The Stage
Production details
Cast
Pieczonka/Gheorghiu/Serafin, Calleja/Massi/Giordano, Finley/Vartogna, Shibambu, Hall/Francis, White, Kim
(c) Ettinger/Domingo (d) Kent
Performance dates
15, 18, 21(m), 24, 27, 31 January, 3, 7, 17(m), 19, 22, 26 February, 3(m) March 2018
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