Tosca is considered a verismo (realism) opera and Puccini set the actions of each act in specific, real locations in Rome. “Spoiler” All three main characters, Floria Tosca, a Roman opera star, Mario Cavaradossi, a painter, and Baron Scarpia, Roman chief of police, do not survive the opera. The opera is about political intrigue and romance in the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars.Ĭritics at the premiere, were not fans of the opera’s extreme melodrama, but fans couldn’t get enough and Tosca became an instant hit. Tosca premiered in Rome in 1900, the opera is divided into three acts and is based on French playwright Victorien Sardou’s popular play La Tosca.
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