Tosca

Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, with stage direction, sets, and costumes by Nikos S. Petropoulos, returns to the Greek National Opera on 27 November 2025, for nine exceptional performances at the Stavros Niarchos Hall.



It is rightly considered one of the most famous operas in the repertoire, showcasing passionate emotions underscored by Giacomo Puccini’s highly evocative music.

This particular production of Tosca made its debut at the Olympia Theatre in 2007, following a proposal from the then Artistic Director of the GNO, Stefanos Lazaridis, to Nikos S. Petropoulos, who set the opera’s plot against the backdrop of the Second World War in Rome.
 
The performance highlights elements of violence and sadism while allowing for extreme emotions to be expressed with even greater intensity. In Act II, the protagonist’s intimidation by the lustful officer Scarpia, along with the scene in which Tosca kills him, take on thriller dimensions.

The production’s black-and-white aesthetic and evocative lighting create a cinematic atmosphere, reminiscent of Italian neorealism films.