Tosca fact sheet
Music: Giacomo Puccini
Libretto: Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on the play La Tosca by Victorien Sardou
World premiere: January 14, 1900, at the Teatro Costanzi (Rome, Italy)
LA Opera has previously presented Tosca in 1989, 1992, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2013 and 2017. (The 2022 presentation will be a revival of the production previously presented in 2013 and 2017.)
Production from Houston Grand Opera
Cast:
Tosca: Angel Blue ‡
Cavaradossi: Michael Fabiano (November 19 through December 4)
Cavaradossi: Gregory Kunde (December 7 and 10)
Scarpia: Ryan McKinny
Sacristan: Philip Cokorinos
Angelotti: Wei Wu*
Sciarrone: Zachary James
Creative team:
Conductor: Oksana Lyniv*
Production: John Cox
Set and Costume Designer: Bunny Christie
Lighting Designer: Duane Schuler
* LA Opera debut
† Member of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program
‡ Former member of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program
Performance dates and times:
November 19, 2022, at 7:30pm
November 27, 2022, at 2pm
December 1, 2022, at 7:30pm
December 4, 2022, at 2pm
December 7, 2022, at 7:30pm
December 10, 2022, at 7:30pm
Performed in Italian with English supertitles
Estimated running time: two hours, 40 minutes, including two intermissions
Venue: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, 90012)
All programs, artists and dates are subject to change.
Last updated: February 6, 2022
