In war-torn Rome, Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But when Cavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers make a deadly enemy in the form of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police. At the mercy of Scarpia’s twisted desires, Tosca is forced to make a horrific bargain: sleeping with the man she hates in order to save the man she loves. Can she find a way out?

A star-studded cast includes soprano Anna Netrebko performing the role of Tosca, tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Cavaradossi, and bass-baritone Gerald Finley as Scarpia, with Music Director of The Royal Opera Jakub Hrůša conducting his first new production in the role. An alternative, modern-day Rome provides the backdrop for Oliver Mears’ unmissable, gripping new production of Puccini’s thriller.

Cast:  

Floria Tosca ANNA NETREBKO

Mario Cavaradossi FREDDIE DE TOMMASO

Baron Scarpia GERALD FINLEY

Spoletta CARLO BOSI

Cesare Angelotti OSSIAN HUSKINSON

Sacristan ALESSANDRO CORBELLI

Sciarrone SIPHE KWANI

Creatives:

Music GIACOMO PUCCINI

Conductor JAKUB HRŮŠA

Director OLIVER MEARS

Set Designer SIMON LIMA HOLDSWORTH

Costume Designer ILONA KARAS

Lighting Designer FABIANA PICCIOLI

Movement Director ANNA MORRISSEY

F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922), the original (and an unauthorized) film adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, inspired an entire genre with its blood-thirsty, undead protagonist.

The mysterious Count Orlok summons estate agent Thomas Hutter to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains, seeking to buy a house near Hutter and his young wife, Ellen. After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger. Meanwhile Orlok's servant, Knock, prepares for his master to arrive at his new home.

This special presentation of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) pairs the original silent film with Radiohead’s “KID A (2000) / Amnesiac (2001) as its score, courtesy of Silents Synced. Silents Synced pairs classic silent movies with epic rock music, partnering with independent cinemas to create memorable, new silent film experiences. "Nosferatu x Radiohead: A Silents Synced Film" is directed and remixed by Josh Frank.

Following triumphant Met turns in Roméo et Juliette, La Traviata, and Lucia di Lammermoor, Nadine Sierra summits another peak of the soprano repertoire as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains the opera’s original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind. Tenor Xabier Anduaga returns after his acclaimed 2023 Met debut in L’Elisir d’Amore, co-starring as Amina’s fiancé Elvino, alongside soprano Sydney Mancasola as her rival, Lisa, and bass Alexander Vinogradov as Count Rodolfo. Riccardo Frizza takes the podium for one of opera’s most ravishing works.

Cast: 

Amina NADINE SIERRA

Lisa SYDNEY MANCASOLA

Elvino XABIER ANDUAGA

Rodolfo ALEXANDER VINOGRADOV

Creatives:

Music VINCENZO BELLINI

Conductor RICCARDO FRIZZA

Director ROLANDO VILLAZÓN

Set Designer JOHANNES LEIACKER

Costumer Designer BRIGITTE REIFFENSTUEL

Lighting Designer DONALD HOLDER

Projection Designer RENAUD RUBIANO

Choreographer LEAH HAUSMAN