NAC Orchestra: Tosca

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Three things to know:

Filled with moments of intrigue, deception, and revenge, Tosca offers as much suspense as your favourite crime novel or film noir.
This semi-staged production reunites the creative team behind NAC Orchestra’s sold-out 2023 performances of Mozart’s Don Giovanni.
Leading an all-Canadian cast of singers, Lebanese Canadian soprano Joyce El-Khoury brings one of her signature roles: Floria Tosca, the most famous opera singer in Rome.
A tale of art, politics, and dangerous romance set in early 19th-century Rome, Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca has left audiences swooning since its premiere 125 years ago.

At the centre of the opera is Floria Tosca—the prima donna of Rome, who risks her own life to save her rebellious lover Mario Cavaradossi from persecution by the corrupt chief of police, Baron Scarpia. Will she pledge her love to Scarpia to save Cavaradossi from the firing squad, or will she do whatever it takes to save both of their lives?

Experience an evening of intense drama and heartbreaking melodies when Tosca takes over Southam Hall in a semi-staged production led by conductor Alexander Shelley and director Joel Ivany. Soprano Joyce El-Khoury—who “elegantly embodies the title role of Tosca” (Opera News)—leads an all-Canadian cast of singers featuring tenor Matthew Cairns as Cavaradossi, bass-baritone Nathan Berg as Scarpia, and members of Edmonton Opera’s Emerging Artist Program.

Event Artists

NAC Orchestra, Alexander Shelley: conductor, Laurence Ewashko: choirmaster, Joyce El-Khoury: soprano, Matthew Cairns: tenor, Nathan Berg: baritone-bass, Danlie Rae Acebuque: baritone, George Theodorakopoulos: baritone, Layne Spencer: bass, Elias Theocharidis: tenor, Leila Kirves: soprano, Ewashko Singers

NAC Orchestra: Tosca

Date/Time
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Location
Southam Hall
1 Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada, K1P 5W1

Price
$15-145

Phone
844-985-2787

Website
https://nac-cna.ca/fr/event/38403

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