We are delighted to recommend to our audience the Opera “Tosca” , a co-production by the NCPA, Shanghai Opera House and Shaanxi Opera House, which will be held on June 13th to 18th 2023 at the NCPA Beijing.
The three-act opera Tosca was composed by Italian Giacomo Puccini and its script was adapted by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa from the play of the same name by French playwright Victorien Sardou. Premiered at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma on January 14th, 1900, Tosca is one of Puccini’s most important works, which not only earns him the greatest fame, but also is an immortal masterpiece in Italian opera history. To this day, Tosca is highly recognized around the globe.Tosca reveals a love tragedy destined to destruction in a shameless conspiracy.
Puccini gains the most detailed and profound insights into the complexities of human nature in the opera. The work is characterized by intensive and unusually moving dramatic effect and exquisite music arrangement, demonstrating Puccini’s pinnacle of artistic creations.
To revive this classic, ensure top quality and make full use of existing production resources, stage director Alessandra Panzavolta and set designer William Orlandi jointly redesign and produce the sets and props. Based on the costumes and makeup in the 2011 version of the NCPA Production Tosca, the new sets and props are well-matched with the costumes and makeup in the 2011 version and reflect on the contemporary audiences’ aesthetic outlook.
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Librettists: Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica
Premiere: Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, on January 14th, 1900
Score Version Publisher: Giulio Ricordi
Conductor: XU Zhong
Stage Director: Alessandra Panzavolta
Set & Costume & Hair Style Designer: William Orlandi
Costume & Hair Style Designer: Jesus Ruiz
Lighting Designer: TAN Hua
Box office
North Gate of NCPA, No. 2 West Chang’an Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
Tickets collection hours
9:30-19:30 (CST) on performance day
9:30-18:00 (CST) for days without performance
Booking line +86 10 6655 0000
Booking hours 9:30-18:00 (CST) Monday to Friday