Tosca
In Rome during political upheaval, singer Floria Tosca loves the painter Mario Cavaradossi, whose help for a fugitive puts him in danger. Police chief Scarpia uses her jealousy and devotion to pursue his own ends. Puccini’s opera unfolds as a tense struggle between love, power, and betrayal.
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Show information: Metropolitan Opera — synopsis · Metropolitan Opera — story, creators and premiere · Artwork — Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya — Adolf Hohenstein, 1899 poster