Tosca - A Powerful Live Opera Experience

A thrilling night of live opera—intense, intimate, unforgettable.
Join Chicago Nova Opera for Tosca, Puccini’s gripping story of love, jealousy, and political terror—performed up close in one of Chicago’s most beautiful halls.

This is not a distant, formal opera.
This is Tosca, experienced just feet away.

• Feel the power of unamplified voices in a close, immersive setting
• Watch the drama unfold at cinematic intensity
• Experience one of opera’s greatest scores performed live by rising Chicago talent.

If you’ve never been to an opera before—this is the one to start with.

A singer. A painter. A ruthless police chief.
In a world of surveillance and control, love becomes dangerous—and one choice changes everything.

? Two performances only
? Complimentary prosecco reception included

? Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston
? Music by Giacomo Puccini
? Live orchestra and cast

$75 | General Admission

$25 | Children's Ticket / Senior Ticket 65+ / Student Ticket

$55 | Balcony General Admission

$20 | Balcony Children's Ticket / Senior Ticket 65+ / Student Ticket

? Secure your seats now and experience Tosca the way it was meant to be felt—live, raw, and up close.

The opera is produced by the Chicago Nova Opera - young music company in Chicago area focused on producing best of classical music and more. In 2025, CNO produced Carmen and Eugene Onegin at the Nichols Concert Hall.

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See the videos about our production of the famed Carmen opera in the Nichols Concert Hall on February 16 of 2025 and Eugene Onegin on August 22 of 2025.

CONDUCTOR Catherine O'Shaughnessy

DIRECTOR Alexey Efremov

Artistic Director Anastasia Antropova

Assistant Conductor Jennifer Allor

Consertmeister Janice Lee

Chamber Orchestra of Chicago Nova Opera

Children's Choir Meister Diana Monacelli

Children's Choir of Chicago Nova Opera

Rehearsal Pianist Irina Feoktistova

Stage manager Chiron Finn

Hair and Makeup Artist Alexandra Charnavus

Floria Tosca Anastasia Antropova

Mario Cavaradossi Elijah Brown

Baron Scarpia Brad Noffsinger Morrison

Angelotti Chris Filipowicz

Sacristan Jonathan Wilson

Spoletta Brian Pember

Sciarrone / A Jailer Zachary Mendenhall

Shepherd Boy Marco Rivera Rosa

Floria Tosca Cover & Ensemble Hillary Esqueda

Baron Scarpia Cover Zachary Mendenhall

Spoletta Cover & Ensemble Charles Anderson

Shepherd Boy Cover & Ensemble Demi Vanderwerff

Ensemble Diana Monacelli

Roberti Alexey Poltavchenko

Noted architect Solon S. Beman designed the architecturally and acoustically magnificent First Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 1490 Chicago Avenue in Evanston, in 1912. In 2003, the building was sensitively restored to become Nichols Concert Hall, a state-of-the-art, 550-seat performance space and music education destination.

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