Photo: Hugo Thomassen Puccini revival Melodrama in three acts Sung in Italian Libretto Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Ilica Musical direction Nathalie Stutzmann Stage direction Barrie Kosky Set design Rufus Didwiszus Costume design Klaus Bruns Lighting design Franck Evin Floria Tosca Elena Stikhina (3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 23 September) Natalya Romaniw (18, 21 and 25 September) Mario Cavaradossi Joshua Guerrero Il barone Scarpia Gevorg Hakobyan Cesare Angelotti Sam Carl Il Sagrestano Tomeu Bibiloni Spoletta Lucas van Lierop Un Carceriere Joe Chalmers (Dutch National Opera Studio) Netherlands Philharmonic Chorus of Dutch National Opera Chorus master Edward Ananian-Cooper Nieuw Amsterdams Children’s Chorus (part of Nieuw Vocaal Amsterdam) The life of temperamental singer Floria Tosca is one big jumble of love, lust and political intrigue. When her lover is imprisoned by the sadistic chief of police Scarpia, Tosca takes fate into her own hands, with horrifying consequences. A psychological thriller With his acute psychological portrayals of the characters and a chilling combination of violence and eroticism, Puccini created an opera in 1900 that befitted the turbulent new century. Stage director Barrie Kosky describes Tosca as an opera that looks to the future rather than the past. In his production, Kosky has created an ‘opéra noir’ – the opera equivalent of film noir – with all its sultry tensions and sinister plot twists. The internationally acclaimed conductor Nathalie Stutzmann makes her debut at Dutch National Opera, at the helm of the Netherlands Philharmonic. The title role will be sung alternately by Elena Stikhina, who previously performed leading roles at Dutch National Opera in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and Suor Angelica, and by Natalya Romaniw, who is making her house debut. Tenor Joshua Guerrero and baritone Gevorg Hakobyan, who were lauded in 2022 for their interpretations of Cavaradossi and Scarpia, return in these roles. Blood-curdling opera noir When a sadistic chief of police starts putting pressure on two lovers, the result is a blood-curling game of cat and mouse. In Tosca, Puccini demonstrates his astonishing dramatic instinct. His music, filled with passion, keeps you on the edge of your seat. Barrie Kosky’s finely honed production, which garnered considerable acclaim in 2022, makes a return to our stage. Premiere 3/9/2025 Subsequent performances: 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21*, 23, 25 September 2025 | Curtain-up: 19:30 / *14:00 | Ticket sales start on: 8 May 2025 | Price Category: A | Location: Main Stage, Dutch National Opera & Ballet The Netherlands Philharmonic, together with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, is the principal orchestra partner of Dutch National Opera. In addition, the orchestra performs symphonic works by composers such as Mahler, Brahms, and Richard Strauss in the Royal Concertgebouw and on other major stages both in the Netherlands and abroad. This season, in addition to Tosca, the Netherlands Philharmonic will accompany The Maid of Orleans, I Capuleti e i Montecchi and Die Passagierin. “ Here, art becomes an event” Opernwelt 19
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