Tosca

by Giacomo Puccini

Dates:

May 15, 18, and 20 at 7:30 p.m
May 22 at 2:00 p.m.

Location:

Louis-Fréchette Hall at the Grand Théâtre de Québec

Language:

In Italian with French surtitles

Duration:

2 hours and 45 minutes, including an intermission

Programme La Cenerentola

By phone:

Grand Théâtre de Québec box office
418 643-8131 / 1 877 643-8131

In person:

269 René-Lévesque Blvd. East,,
Quebec City, Quebec)

A production of the Opéra de Québec

Opera in three acts

Music: Giacomo Puccini

Libretto: Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (based on the play by Victorien Sardou)

With the Opéra de Québec Chorus and the Orchestre symphonique de Québec

With Tosca, Puccini drives opera to a shattering level of dramatic intensity. Against a backdrop of power, jealousy, corruption and betrayal, the work sustains an almost unbearable tension, where the personal and the political intertwine at every turn.

To do justice to this masterpiece, Opéra de Québec has assembled a top-tier vocal cast, capable of revealing all its beauty, its violence, and its truth. At the helm, Jean‑Marie Zeitouni will draw out the full theatrical and musical power of this score, one of the most gripping in the repertoire.