Tosca - Opera by Giacomo Puccini

"Tosca"
Opera by Giacomo Puccini

Saturday, 08.08.2026 - Schloss Braunfels
Start: 19:30 - Doors open: from 19:00

It was a performance of Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca" that launched the shared musical journey of the Count family von Oppersdorff zu Solms-Braunfels and Opera Classica Europa through the world of Italian opera. In 2026, this warm and enduring tradition of summer opera at Schloss Braunfels marks its 20th anniversary. The opera that started it all - and that remains inseparably linked to the favourite role of the late Romana Vaccaro - will be given a fresh production on 08.08.2026 at Schloss Braunfels to celebrate the occasion.

Audiences can look forward to an open-air performance featuring internationally acclaimed vocal soloists, an opera chorus, and a full orchestra. The picturesque castle courtyard, atmospheric lighting, and period-accurate historical costumes provide a fitting backdrop for this intensely emotional and dramatic Puccini opera in the classical tradition.

Puccini's "Tosca", an opera in three acts, tells the love story of opera singer and prima donna Floria Tosca and the painter Mario Cavaradossi. Set against the political power struggles in Rome around 1800, a chain of dramatic events unfolds in which jealousy, love, and hatred converge in a fateful ending.

Tosca ranks among the most beloved and frequently performed of Puccini's operas. Famous arias such as "Recondita armonia", "Vissi d'arte", and "E lucevan le stelle" never fail to move audiences and set opera lovers' hearts racing.

Regular patrons of Opera Classica Europa will not want to miss this very special 20th-anniversary event.