Opera
Tosca
E avanti a Lui tremava tutta Roma— Floria Tosca, end of Act Two
In this new production of Tosca, La Monnaie sets out to address a subject that is highly topical: the fear of God as a means to political domination.
On his La Monnaie debut, the Spanish director Rafael R Villalobos turns a spotlight on the political, moral, and religious pressure that the Vatican exercised on the characters in Tosca. How can you cling to your faith when all around you seems to be tainted by corruption and despotism? How will Floria Tosca react when the boundary between unscrupulous power and religious dogma turns out to be threadbare?
In the orchestra pit, Alain Altinoglu will reveal all the power and intensity of Puccini’s most celebrated score, which, with its recurrent motifs and eloquent vocal lines, raised the art of Italian singing to new heights.
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OperaFrom our MM Academy to 'Tosca'
Kamil Ben Hsaïn Lachiri & Logan Lopez Gonzalez
A bloodhound and a not-quite-so-innocent shepherd. Our production of Tosca sees MM Academy members Kamil Ben Hsaïn Lachiri and Logan Lopez Gonzalez at work on the opera stage. The two young singers talk about their experience in our training programme, their first steps as professional singers and their role in Tosca.
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OperaSacha Pirlet (12) debuts at La Monnaie in 'Tosca'
He might be the youngest artist to take the stage for Tosca, but Sacha Pirlet is not your average twelve-year-old. With plenty of experience in the field of acting for both film and stage and with his coach Mehdi Mojahid to back him up, Sacha is more than ready to step into the shoes of Pier Paolo Pasolini.
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OperaAnd that's when the drama arrives...
Alain Altinoglu explores the music of 'Tosca'
Alain Altinoglu is back at La Monnaie to conduct his first opera production of the year. We got to follow our Music Director during the orchestral rehearsals of Tosca, after which he kindly took place behind the piano to guide us along the great musical themes that make this opera one of the must-see pieces of the repertoire.
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OperaEverything you need to know about
'Tosca'
From his personal connection with Rome to the influences of Caravaggio and Pier Paolo Pasolini. From the way he approaches the main characters to the inspiration of the moment in the rehearsal room ... The Spanish stage director Rafael R. Villalobos guides you through the latest La Monnaie production.
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OperaSantiago Ydáñez
Meet the production painter of Tosca
Colossal images of barking dogs, naked bodies, a grieving Mary Magdalene, and an emblematic beheading scene. Spanish painter Santiago Ydáñez brought out his brushes for our production of Tosca. We asked him how these newly created works came to be.
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Fri 11 June 2021
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Sun 13 June 2021
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Tue 15 June 2021
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Wed 16 June 2021
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Thu 17 June 2021
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Fri 18 June 2021
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Sat 19 June 2021
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Tue 22 June 2021
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Thu 24 June 2021
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Fri 25 June 2021
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Sun 27 June 2021
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Tue 29 June 2021
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Thu 01 July 2021
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Fri 02 July 2021
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Cast
ConductorALAIN ALTINOGLU
Direction & CostumesRAFAEL R. VILLALOBOS
Set designEMANUELE SINISI
LightingFELIPE RAMOS
Chorus masterALBERTO MORO
Reduction of the full orchestral score by Frédéric Chaslin
Commissioned by De Munt / La Monnaie
With the exceptional collaboration of Santiago Ydáñez for the paintings
Floria ToscaMYRTÒ PAPATANASIU (11, 15, 17, 19, 24 & 27.06, 01.07)
MONICA ZANETTIN (13, 16, 18, 22, 25 & 29.06, 02.07)
Mario CavaradossiPAVEL ČERNOCH (11, 15, 17, 19, 24 & 27.06)
ANDREA CARÈ (13, 16, 18, 22, 25 & 29.06, 01 & 02.07)
Il barone ScarpiaLAURENT NAOURI (11, 15, 17, 19, 24 & 27.06, 01.07)
DIMITRI TILIAKOS (13, 16, 18, 22, 24, 27 & 29.06, 01.07)
Cesare AngelottiSAVA VEMIC
Il sagrestanoRICCARDO NOVARO
SpolettaED LYON
SciarroneKAMIL BEN HSAÏN LACHIRI (MM Academy Laureate)
PastorelloLOGAN LOPEZ GONZALEZ (MM Academy Soloist)
Un carceriereKURT GYSEN
Co-productionOPÉRA DE MONTPELLIER, TEATRO DEL LICEU BARCELONA, TEATRO DE LA MAESTRANZA SEVILLA
In coproduction with Shelter Prod and Prospero MM Productions, with the support of taxshelter.be and ING
With the support of the tax shelter of the Belgian federal government
