Puccini’s Tosca is as much a thriller as a tragedy. Regents Opera will present the story in a ‘film noir’ style, making the most of the rich mix of politics, religion, torture, blackmail, attempted rape, murder, execution and suicide. Who could want more for an evening’s entertainment?

Casting

Tosca                                  Francesca Matta

Cavaradossi                      Lionel Pinhero

Scarpia                              Quentin Hayes

Angelotti & Sciarrone     Simon Grange

Spoletta                            James Liu

Sacristan                            Christopher Foster

Choir & Shepherd Boy     Annabella Ellis

Choirboy                            Catrine Kirkman

Choirboy                          Victoria Aindow