
Read: HOW THE MET'S TOSCA REPLICATES THE GRANDEUR OF ROME But Scarpia's meanness knows no bounds and before the day is out, all life will be extinguished.David McVicar’s production replaces the Met’s previous repertory offering (from Luc Bondy) with a more realistic aesthetic aimed to capture the opulence of 1800 Rome. If she yields to him, she is promised his life under the guise of a false execution. When the embittered Baron catches up with him he falls for Tosca, much to her anger, and tortures her lover in front of him. Whilst the merciless Baron Scarpia is rounding up rebels and jailing them, Tosca rehearses in a church before meeting her fugitive lover Cavaradossi. Under the cloud of rebellion on all sides, Rome is in the middle of a tumultuous change as the Royalist regime is winning over the Republic. As perfect for first-timers as it is for seasoned audiences.

Sit back and be transported to Rome on the edge of invasion in this marvelous melodrama. Undoubtedly the most highly regarded and beloved works in the canon, Puccini's tragic tale of revenge and murder returns to the Met in Sir David McVicar's stunning production, with the sizzling trio Sondra Radvanosky, Elena Stikhina, and Aleksandra Kursak sharing the title tole. Metropolitan Opera: Der Fliegende Hollander (May 30 - Jun 10, 2023).Metropolitan Opera: Die Zauberflote (May 19 - Jun 10, 2023).Metropolitan Opera - Don Giovanni (May 5 - Jun 2, 2023).Metropolitan Opera - Champion (Apr 10 - May 13, 2023).Metropolitan Opera: Der Rosenkavalier (Mar 27 - Apr 20, 2023).Metropolitan Opera - Falstaff (Mar 12 - Apr 1, 2023).Metropolitan Opera: Norma (Feb 28 - Mar 25, 2023).Metropolitan Opera - Lohengrin (Feb 26 - Apr 1, 2023).Metropolitan Opera - Dialogues des Carmelites (Jan 15 - 28, 2023).Metropolitan Opera: L'Elisir d'Amore (Jan 10 - Apr 29, 2023).Metropolitan Opera - Fedora (Jan 28, 2023).Metropolitan Opera - Aida (May 18, 2023).Metropolitan Opera - The Hours (Nov 22 - Dec 15, 2022).Metropolitan Opera - Don Carlo (Nov 3 - Dec 3, 2022).

