Organization

Conductor

Benjamin Manis

Stage director

John Caird

Set designer

Bunny Christie

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Duane Schuler

Michael James Clark

Chorus master

Richard Bado

Singer

Soprano

Tamara Wilson

Floria Tosca

Tenor

Jonathan Tetelman

Mario Cavaradossi

Baritone

Rod Gilfry

Baron Scarpia

Bass

Daniel Noyola

Cesare Angelotti

Matthew Grills

Spoletta

Luke Sutliff

Sciarrone

Cory McGee

A jailer

Stage combat master

Adam Noble

Nicholas Newton

The sacristan

Children's Chorus Director

Madeline Slettedahl

Houston Grand Opera

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Others

Houston Grand Opera Children's Chorus

Houston Grand Opera Chorus

Orchestra

Houston Grand Opera Orchestra

Associate & Cover Conductor

Alex Amsel

Italian

Tosca

Houston

United States

Wortham Theater Center

Brown Theater

Tosca Puccini

Public

Private

English

Approved

Live free or die
A combustible mix of political crime, love, and obsession explodes in tragedy in Puccini’s masterpiece, Tosca, one of the world’s favorite operas. The story is set in Rome in the early 1800s, where the singer Floria Tosca and the painter Cavaradossi are in love. But their romance is doomed by the toxic Baron Scarpia, who is on the hunt for the escaped political prisoner whom Cavaradossi is protecting. To make matters worse, Scarpia decides he wants Tosca for himself, jails her lover, and threatens to kill him. Tosca tries to save Cavaradossi’s life by striking a terrible bargain with Scarpia, but he betrays her—and her revenge comes too late. Soprano Tamara Wilson, an HGO Studio alumna who is now one of the most recognizable voices in opera, performs her role debut as the fiery Tosca in this riveting revival production directed by frequent HGO collaborator John Caird. Star tenor Jonathan Tetelman performs as Cavaradossi, making his company debut in his signature role, and Grammy-nominated baritone Rod Gilfry returns to HGO as Scarpia.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Co-Producer