The Met: Live in HD Season Continues with Puccini’s Tosca on Saturday, November 23

 

Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen sings her first Tosca at the Met; British Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso to make his company debut

American baritone Quinn Kelsey makes his Met role debut as Scarpia

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A scene from Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Ken Howard / Met Opera

 

New York, NY (November 11, 2024)—The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season continues with the return of Puccini’s Tosca on Saturday, November 23, at 1PM ET.

 

Following a string of acclaimed Live in HD performances, renowned Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen stars in the title role for the first time at the Met. Joining the distinguished cast is tenor Freddie De Tommaso in his highly anticipated company debut as Cavaradossi and baritone Quinn Kelsey, who makes a Met role debut as Scarpia. Bass-baritone Patrick Carfizzi returns as the Sacristan, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Met’s Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, takes the podium to conduct Met veteran David McVicar’s production.

 

 

Soprano Lise Davidsen and tenor Freddie de Tommaso in rehearsal for Puccini's "Tosca." Photo: Jonathan Tichler / Met Opera

 

The creative team for McVicar’s production includes set and costume designer John Macfarlane, lighting designer David Finn, and movement director Leah Hausman. Tosca is the fifth most performed opera at the Met, with a total of 1,018 performances since its Metropolitan Opera premiere on February 4, 1901, and three previous Live in HD transmissions to cinemas worldwide.

 

Gary Halvorson will direct the Live in HD presentation for cinemas, and soprano Ailyn Pérez will host the transmission, sharing exclusive behind-the-scenes content and interviews during the intermissions.

 

The Stars of Tosca

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Montreal, Canada

Lise Davidsen, Tosca; Stokke, Norway

Freddie De Tommaso, Cavaradossi; London, United Kingdom

Quinn Kelsey, Scarpia; Honolulu, Hawaii

Patrick Carfizzi, Sacristan; Newburgh, New York

 

The 2024–25 Live in HD season continues with Verdi’s Aida (January 25), Beethoven’s Fidelio (March 15), Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (April 26), Strauss’s Salome (May 17), and Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia (May 31). All performances will be Saturday matinees transmitted live from the Met stage.

 

 

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