The Royal Opera: Tosca
2027-05-05 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Merlin Theatre, Bath Road, Frome, BA11 2HG
*Screened Performance*
Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other and for their art. But when Cavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers make a deadly enemy in the form of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police. At the mercy of Scarpia’s twisted desires, Tosca is forced to make a horrific bargain: sleeping with the man she hates, in order to save the man she loves. Can she find a way out?
Oliver Mears’s acclaimed production returns, setting Puccini’s operatic thriller in a contemporary, war-torn Rome. Daniel Oren conducts Aleksandra Kurzak, who returns to the title role, joined by Saimir Pirgu as Cavaradossi and Christopher Maltman as Baron Scarpia.
Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
Running Time: 195 minutes, two intervals
Tickets: £18
Friends of Merlin: £15
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The Royal Ballet: Romeo & Juliet
2027-05-25 19:15 - 22:30
*Screened Performance*
Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers is transformed in Kenneth MacMillan’s mesmerising ballet. The flourishing of young love is just as present in Romeo and Juliet’s meeting on the balcony as in their final moments when they desperately cling to life in the tomb. Prokofiev’s evocative music sets the scene for stolen romantic moments and deadly feuds and sweeps the ballet towards its inevitable and tragic conclusion.
Running Time: 170 minutes, two intervals
Tickets: £18
Friends of Merlin: £15
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