Tosca by Candlelight

Name: Tosca by Candlelight
Start: 2026-08-08T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-08T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Pałac Kultury i Nauki

took place · 8 Aug 2026

Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland

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Tosca by Candlelight — Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Warsaw

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Description was written before the event

Opera da Camera di Roma presents a concert edition of Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca" performed by Italian soloists with piano accompaniment.

The concert takes place as part of a series of events at the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw.

About: Giacomo Puccini

Born into a dynasty of church musicians in Lucca, Puccini went on to reshape Italian opera with works like La bohème, Tosca and Madama Butterfly - titles that have never left the world's great stages since their premieres.

1,204+

Puccini opera performances worldwide in centenary year 2024 (Bachtrack)

Puccini titles in global top 20 most performed operas of the 21st century

Puccini rank among most performed composers globally (2017/18 season, Operabase)

598

La bohème performances worldwide in 2017/18 season (Operabase)

What's new

2026-05
The 72nd Puccini Festival in Torre del Lago announced its 2026 programme (July 17 - September 5), featuring Turandot, Tosca, La bohème and Madama Butterfly on the open-air stage over Lake Massaciuccoli.
2025-05
A WFMT analysis of 21st-century opera performance data confirmed that Puccini holds four titles in the global top 20 most performed operas, placing him alongside Verdi and Mozart at the very top of the repertoire.
2025-01
Bachtrack's 2024 statistics showed that the centenary year of Puccini's death generated over 1,204 listed performances of his operas worldwide.

Tour

Torre del LagoLondonDresdenOstrava

Tracks

La bohème1896 premiere; one of the most performed operas in the world, 598 global performances in 2017/18 alone

Tosca1900; verismo thriller featuring the arias 'Vissi d'arte' and 'E lucevan le stelle'

Madama Butterfly1904; tragic love story, a perennial top-10 opera worldwide

TurandotLeft unfinished at Puccini's death, premiered 1926; contains the celebrated aria 'Nessun dorma'

Manon Lescaut1893; Puccini's first major international success, still regularly performed

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