About The Event
Heartbeat's new production of Tosca translates Puccini's masterpiece of love and revolution from Rome's 1800 police state to the modern-day world of religious authoritarian regimes. This brand new co-adaptation by Iranian-American director Shadi G. and Heartbeat Artistic Director Jacob Ashworth focuses on a troupe of singer activists living in an oppressive dictatorship who have decided that tonight they will risk everything to perform the uncensored Tosca. They race to tell their whole story before the authoritarian forces lurking in the wings press in. This radical adaptation asks what it means to make art where freedom of expression does not exist — where even love is banned from the stage.
Puccini’s score is transformed in a breathtaking new arrangement by Daniel Schlosberg, featuring our biggest band yet: three cellos, bass, piano, flute, trumpet, and horn, conducted by Jacob Ashworth.
Sung in Italian, subtitles in Farsi and English
About The Organizer
Heartbeat Opera creates incisive adaptations and revelatory arrangements of classics, reimagining them for the here and now. Our new, interdisciplinary collaborations expand the boundaries of what opera can be. Grounded in the belief that excellent opera-making should build community and radiate beauty, we work toward an equitable and inclusive future for our art form, centered in love.
Please Note
April 11, 13, 15, 19, 21 at 7:30pm
April 16 at 8pm
April 23 at 3pm
*Talk-backs will be after select performances, stay tuned for announcements. Masks are required at the April 13th performance. Masks are optional at all other Tosca performances. Singers will not be masked at any performances.
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