Friday May 15th, 2026
7:30 PM Performance
Sunday May 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.
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 School, La Escuela Fratney, Ronald Reagan High School, and Golda Meir School
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 David Guzmán
Roberti Mason Cooper
A Shepherd Boy Jamila Drecker-Waxman +
*Indicates Florentine Opera Debut | + Baumgartner Studio Artist | ^ Baumgartner Studio Artist Alum
