A production of Puccini's Tosca by the Ukrainian National Opera, sung in Italian with English surtitles.
The Ukrainian National Opera bring Puccini's Tosca to the Congress Theatre on Saturday 20 February 2027, with the performance starting at 7:30pm. It's a full-scale production of one of the most well-known operas in the repertoire, sung in Italian with English surtitles projected above the stage so you can follow the story as it unfolds.
Set in Rome, Tosca follows the celebrated singer Floria Tosca and her lover, the artist Mario Cavaradossi, as they get caught up in a dangerous world of suspicion, corruption and control at the hands of the ruthless Baron Scarpia. It's a story that blends romance and political intrigue, and it's built around some of the most famous music in opera, including the aria 'Vissi d'arte'.
The production comes from Dnipro Opera, the Ukrainian National Opera house based near the banks of the river Dnipro in the city of the same name, north of Zaporizhzhia. They have a long heritage of top-quality opera and maintain their own ballet company, choir and orchestra, and they'll be performing here alongside a large live orchestra. It's a substantial company bringing a complete production to Eastbourne, rather than a stripped-back version.
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Tickets start from £48, and the performance is at the Congress Theatre in Devonshire Park, College Road, BN21 4. It's a Saturday night, 7:30pm start, with the singing in Italian and English surtitles throughout.
