Puccini’s Tosca, based on Sardou’s 1887 play La Tosca, is set in Rome in June 1800. A romantic and dramatic score, it tells a tale of love, jealousy, and betrayal as Floria Tosca struggles to save her lover from the ruthless police chief Scarpia. The work contains some of the most iconic and recognisable pieces in opera, and is full of musical motifs, representing different characters and ideas throughout the story. 📹 “Vissi d’arte” - Angela Gheorghiu, Royal Ballet and Opera | Decca Classics

In the final scene of David McVicar’s thrilling production of Puccini’s Tosca, the title character leaps off the parapet of the iconic Castel Sant’Angelo after realizing that Cavaradossi’s execution was real. Last week, we went behind the scenes with sopranos Angela Gheorghiu and Liudmyla Monastyrska to rehearse this dramatic conclusion. Gheorghiu takes the stage tomorrow, April 8, and Wednesday, April 12, and Monastyrska returns to the stage Saturday, April 15, for the final performance this se

You've heard of Puccini's great romantic thriller, but what is Tosca all about? Here's everything you need to know about this gripping masterpiece in just one minute. Catch Tosca at Sydney Opera House before it ends this Saturday: https://bit.ly/368GRE3 | Opera Australia

A short synopsis of the opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini. It's based on Victorien Sardou's 1887 French-language dramatic play, "La Tosca" and was premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. I left some things out of this short version of the story so you can go see Tosca the next chance you get. Music by Steve Wallace | Babatunde Hip Hopera