The Seoul Metropolitan Opera opts for “Tosca”, one of Puccini’s most dramatic operas, as its first performance in the second half of the year. Puccini created a more compelling drama by adding dramatic music to the play La Tosca by Victorien Sardou, the dramatist who achieved a great success with the play. Set in Rome in the Napoleon-era, the tragic fate of the protagonists caught up in a death spiral in a day is portrayed with a finespun plot, dramatic twist, and appealing aria. Angela Gheorghiu, dubbed the best Puccini specialist of our time, presents a world-class diva opera stage as Tosca to Korean opera lovers. Tenor Alfred Kim as Cavaradossi, and Samuel Youn as Scarpia keep in tune with her.Artistic Director Park Hye-jin