Tosca

Fear Nothing. Lose Everything.

Fri Oct 16

Doors open

6:00 PM

Start

7:30 PM

End

10:00 PM

Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary

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Sun Oct 18

Doors open

12:30 PM

Start

2:00 PM

End

4:30 PM

Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary

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Sat Oct 24

Doors open

6:00 PM

Start

7:30 PM

End

10:00 PM

Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary

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A scene from Tosca, Des Moines Metro Opera, 2026.

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A scene from Tosca, Des Moines Metro Opera, 2026.

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A scene from Tosca, Des Moines Metro Opera, 2026.

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A scene from Tosca, Des Moines Metro Opera, 2026.

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A scene from Tosca, Des Moines Metro Opera, 2026.

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A scene from Tosca, Des Moines Metro Opera, 2026.

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How far would you go to save the person you love?

Tosca answers with ravishingly beautiful music and devastating choices.

DIVE DEEPER

A true political thriller, the action of Tosca unfolds over a tense 18hrs on June 17-18, 1800, Rome.
Tosca is an opera about an opera singer — and it shows. Puccini gives Floria Tosca the full diva personality: waves of jealousy over the women in her lover Mario Cavaradossi's paintings, uncompromising poise as a respected public figure, and a signature tune to end them all: "Vissi d'arte" ("I have lived for art").
Activism as a pretense: after he helps political revolutionary escape prison, the painter Mario Cavaradossi is tortured and sentenced to die by the corrupt police chief, Baron Scarpia. On paper, the Baron is squashing Cavaradossi's politics — but in truth, Scarpia wants Tosca, and threatening her lover's life is his bargaining chip.
When Scarpia attempts to rape her, Tosca doesn't bargain — she fights.

Music by Giacomo Puccini
Words by Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa
Runtime: 2h25m including one 25m intermission
Sung in Italian with projected English captions
Featuring the Calgary Opera Chorus, Cantaré Children’s Choir, and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

Program

The House Program for Tosca will be available closer to the performance dates. Our Insider's Guide and In Context offer a unique look at Puccini's opera, to get you engaged for the show:

Tosca Insider's Guide

Tosca In Context: dive deep into the story

Calgary Opera is grateful for the support of United Active Living and their sponsorship of the SAT OCT 24 performance of Tosca.

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