Scarpia is the malevolent Chief of Police, whose deadly, destructive obsession casts a threat over the love between Tosca and her idealistic lover, Cavaradossi. He is one of the story’s central sources of danger and conflict.
Bryn Terfel has 59 screen credits in a career dating back to 1971. Signature works include Royal Opera House: L’Elisir d’Amore, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic, Salome. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
