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Bayerische Staatsoper Announces Cast Change for ‘Tosca’

By Francisco Salazar

The Bayerische Staatsoper has announced a cast change for its production of Puccini’s “Tosca” on June 3, 2024.

The company said that Luca Salsi will sing the role of Scarpia replacing Ludovic Tézier.

Salsi recently performed the role at the Teatro Regio di Parma and has performed Scarpia at the Teatro alla Scala, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Salzburg Festspiele, Teatro Real and Paris Opera. He is set to perform Scarpia this summer at the Arena di Verona.

The baritone will join a cast that includes Eleonora Buratto and Charles Castronovo. Andrea Battistoni conducts the new production by Kornél Mundruczó.

Tézier returns to the production on June 6, 2024.

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By Francisco Salazar

FRANCISCO SALAZAR, (Publisher) worked as a reporter for Latin Post where he has had the privilege of interviewing numerous opera stars including Anita Rachvelishvili and Ailyn Perez. He also worked as an entertainment reporter where he covered the New York and Tribeca Film Festivals and interviewed many celebrities such as Antonio Banderas, Edgar Ramirez and Benedict Cumberbatch. He currently freelances for Remezcla.

He holds a Masters in Media Management from the New School and a Bachelor's in Film Production and Italian studies from Hofstra University.

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