Annilese Miskimmon’s production will run at the London Coliseum from the 30th October until the 11th December.
The English National Opera will be presenting a brand new production of Puccini’s Tosca this Autumn.
Directed by ENO Artistic Director Annilese Miskimmon, following her critically acclaimed and Olivier Award-winning production of Dead Man Walking (2025), the production is set within a concert hall in an unnamed European state engulfed by civil conflict and threatened by foreign aggression at its borders.
Annilese Miskimmon says: “ENO’s 2026/27 Season brings together stories of resistance, resilience and the search for freedom. I am delighted to present this new production of Puccini’s Tosca alongside its sister production, Adriana Mater, and to explore both works through a contemporary lens. Tosca is one of opera’s most iconic characters, and I look forward to placing her at the centre of her own story by revealing the urgent relevance of Puccini’s opera for audiences today.”
Against a backdrop of escalating conflict, opera singer Floria Tosca plans a secret meeting with her lover, the painter Mario Cavaradossi. When the corrupt police chief Scarpia intervenes, a place of music and art is transformed into a site of fear and violence. Tosca is forced to fight for her love and her life.
Conducting the Chorus and Orchestra of ENO for Tosca is Ben Glassberg, who makes a welcome return to ENO following his last conducting engagement – the 2022 production of Puccini’s La bohème.
Starring in the title role is the internationally acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning soprano Axelle Fanyo. She will be joined by tenor Chaz’men Williams-Ali as painter Cavaradossi. The role of the sadistic police chief Scarpia is shared by Christopher Purves, baritone, and Craig Colclough, bass-baritone. Harewood Artist and bass-baritone Alaric Green joins the cast as Angelotti and Robert Hayward, one of the UK’s long established leading dramatic bass-baritones, performs the role of Sacristan. They will be joined by Harewood Artists Osian Wyn Bowen, tenor, and Steffan Lloyd Owen, baritone, as Spoletta and Sciarrone respectively.
The cast is completed by the Chorus of ENO, with theChildren’s Choruscast from Marlborough Primary School, through an ENO Engage partnership with the London West Music Hub.
Meanwhile, the creative team includes: Rosanna Vize as Set Designer, Evie Gurney as Costume Designer, Lee Curran as Lighting Designer, Imogen Knight as Movement Director, and the translation is by Amanda Holden.
To book tickets visit: https://www.eno.org/events/tosca/