Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.
When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial strife, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.
Running time: 210 minutes (To be confirmed) Sung in Italian with subtitles
Synopsis: In war-torn Rome, Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi live for each other
and for their art. But when Cavaradossi helps an escaped prisoner, the lovers
make a deadly enemy in the form of Baron Scarpia, Chief of Police. At the mercy
of Scarpia’s twisted desires, Tosca is forced to make a horrific bargain:
sleeping with the man she hates in order to save the man she loves. Can she
find a way out?
A star-studded cast includes soprano Anna Netrebko performing the role of
Tosca, tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Cavaradossi, and bass-baritone Gerald Finley
as Scarpia, with Music Director of The Royal Opera Jakub Hruša conducting his
first new production in the role. An alternative, modern-day Rome provides the
backdrop for Oliver Mears’ unmissable, gripping new production of Puccini’s
thriller.