Learn a little about the basics of this beloved opera in the first installment of Tosca 101.Ĭomposer – Giacomo Puccini (December 1858 – November 1924) Once you see this heart-racing drama, you will understand why. Based on French playwright Victorien Sardou’s La Tosca, Puccini spent years working with his publisher to gather the rights to adapt the play for the operatic stage. However, Puccini had his eyes on this story for years.
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It is hard to believe Puccini composed the political thriller Tosca directly after La bohème, one of the most tender love stories of our time. And while Puccini’s Tosca holds many beautiful moments of tenderness, this opera is a wild ride of jealousy, lust, political intrigue, and betrayal. I lived for love.” These famous words of Floria Tosca have endeared her to so many opera lovers over the years.
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