Contact us

State Development Corporation of Thuringia (LEG Thüringen)

Dept. Investment, International Business and Cluster Promotion

Mainzerhofstraße 12
99084 Erfurt
Phone: +49 (0) 361 5603-450
Fax: +49 (0) 361 5603-328
write an email

| Invest in Thüringen

Erfurt’s cathedral goes Italian

It’s going to be a dramatic summer in Erfurt – the Cathedral Steps Festival is staging Puccini’s opera Tosca, a tragic story about the love between Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi.

Every summer, the renowned open-air festival in the Thuringian capital city attracts throngs of visitors. The impressive backdrop of the Erfurt Cathedral and St. Severi Church make the festival performances an unforgettable experience. The story of the young singer, Tosca, who with her beloved (Cavaradossi), helps Angelotti, an escaped political prisoner, but falls into the clutches of Scarpia, the notorious chief of police, is as compelling in the 21st century as when it was first performed. From now until August 28, Jakob Peters-Messer’s production of Tosca will add a touch of Italy to the 70 steps outside the cathedral. (gro)

<link http: www.domstufen.de _blank>www.domstufen.de

Erfurt’s cathedral goes Italian

Scene from ‘Der Freischütz’, Cathedral Steps, Festival 2015. Photo: Lutz Edelhoff