Tosca returns: Boris Statsenko inspires Düsseldorf opera visitors!

Tosca returns: Boris Statsenko inspires Düsseldorf opera visitors!

Duisburg, Deutschland - Puccini's opera "Tosca" will be performed in the Düsseldorf Opera House from January 16, 2025. This popular staging, which comes from Dietrich W. Hilsdorf, celebrated its premiere in 2002 and has established itself as a crowd favorite since then. Péter Halász takes over the musical direction. Boris Statsenko will play the role of Scarpia in four performances, a game that he has embodied more than 30 times at the German Opera on the Rhine since 2002.

After the performances in Düsseldorf, the Theater Duisburg continues from February 27, 2025. In addition to Boris Statsenko, other artists are currently involved in various main and supporting roles. In February 2025, Alexey Zelenkov will take on the role of Scarpia in Düsseldorf, while Anooshah Golesorkhi in Duisburg will be seen in three performances as Scarpia. The title game Tosca is sung on different evenings by Ekaterina Sannikova and Liana Aleksanyan, while Young Woo Kim gives his house debut as Cavaradossi.

dates and ticket information

The performance dates in the Düsseldorf Opera House are as follows:

• Thu 16.01. - 7.30 p.m.
• Sa 18.01. - 7.30 p.m.
• Sa 25.01. - 7.30 p.m.
• FR 31.01. - 7.30 p.m.
• Sun 16.02. - 3 p.m.
• Thu 20.02. - 7.30 p.m.

• Thu 27.02. - 7.30 p.m.
• FR 07.03. - 7.30 p.m.
• Thu 17.04. - 7.30 p.m.

Tickets and further information are available on Operamrhein.de , in the Opernshop Düsseldorf and at the Theaterkasse Duisburg.

The action of "Tosca" plays in Rome in 1800 and revolves around the painter Mario Cavaradossi, who helps the political prisoner Angelotti. Scarpia, who has control over what is happening, tries to manipulate Tosca and is finally stabbed by her when he presents her a cruel choice. This dramatic narrative captivates the audience with every performance, such as Lokalklick.eu The structure of the plot and the complex relationships between the protagonists make “Tosca” a timeless masterpiece that inspires numerous spectators year after year, as the official website of the opera on the Rhine explains. The subsequent second act brings the escalation of the conflict, while the third act ends with tragic twists.

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