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

Published by Fathom Events on Nov 13, 2024 3:07 PM

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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Denver, CO (November 12, 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.

Fathom will also present two encores of Tosca on Wednesday, December 4, at 1:00PM and 6:30PM local time.

Tickets for Tosca are on sale through the Fathom Events website and participating theatre box offices. For a complete list of theatre locations, visit FathomEvents.com (participating theatres are subject to change).

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.

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

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The 2024–25 Live in HD season continues with Verdi’s Aida (January 25 with encores on January 29 and February 1), Beethoven’s Fidelio (March 15 with encores on March 19), Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (April 26 with encores on April 30), Strauss’s Salome (May 17 with encores on May 21), and Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia (May 31 with encores on June 4). All performances will be Saturday matinees transmitted live from the Met stage.
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The Met: Live in HD series is made possible by a generous grant from its founding sponsor, the Neubauer Family Foundation. Digital support of The Met: Live in HD is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies. The Met: Live in HD series is supported by Rolex.