Friday May 15th, 2026
7:30 PM Performance
Sunday 17th, 2026
2:30 PM Performance
Uihlein Hall, Marcus Performing Arts Center
Run time 2 hours 40min (including one intermission)
Performed in Italian with English subtitles
Rated - PG13 (violence, suicide)
Mature Content Advisory
Puccini's Tosca contains depictions of interrogation and torture, physical aggression and sexual threat, an onstage stabbing, a firing-squad execution accompanied by recorded gunfire, and a character’s suicide. We share this in advance so you may engage with the performance with awareness and care.
Show Events
Opening Night Dinner
May 15, 2026 at 5:30pm
Saint Kate Arc Theater
139 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Pre-Opera Talk
May 15, 2026 at 6:30pm
May 17, 2026 at 1:30pm
Anello Atrium (MPAC)
Opening Night Post-Show Party
after the show
Saint Kate Arc Theater
139 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Cash bar
Opening Night Sponsor
We Energies Foundation
Chorus Sponsor
Ross and Mary Read
Role Sponsor - Floria Tosca
Mary Ann and Charles* LaBahn
Role Sponsor - Mario Cavaradossi
Cathy and Mario Costantini
*Friends we’ve lost
Tosca, set in 1800s Rome, is a whirlwind of love, jealousy, and political intrigue starring a fiery diva; her political activist lover, and the ruthless police chief who sees “no” as just a starting point. His obsession with Tosca is all of their downfall.
Known for its intense drama and high-stakes twists, Tosca serves up enough passion, betrayal, and mayhem to keep even the toughest opera cynic hooked—because in Tosca, love conquers all, but not before a little murder.
Need the TL;DR? Don’t worry—Maggey’s got you covered! Here’s her quick take:
SONG:Vissi, d’arte
SONG:E Lucevan le stelle
SONG:E Lucevan le stelle
SONG: Mario! Mario! Mario! Son qui.
Artists & Cast
COMPOSED BY Giacomo Puccini
CONDUCTED BY Francesco Milioto
STAGE DIRECTED BY David Radamés Toro *
WITH THE Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
FEATURING The Florentine Opera Chorus,
Dr. Benjamin Rivera, Chorus Master
SCHOOLS ON STAGE St. Anthony Schools
Performers
Floria Tosca Ann Toomey *
Mario Cavaradossi Chaz’men Williams-Ali
Baron Scarpia Alfred Walker *
A Sacristan Phil Cokorinos *
Cesare Angelotti David Drettwan +
Spoletta Zach Taylor +
Sciarrone Rafael Porto
Jailer TBA
Roberti TBA
A Shepherd Boy Jamila Drecker-Waxman +
*Indicates Florentine Opera Debut | + Baumgartner Studio Artist | ^ Baumgartner Studio Artist Alum
