Tosca is in the top 5 of most performed operas in the last decade according to. Out of respect for his soprano, he left the aria in the show. He even researched the specific plainchant of the churches of Rome to set Scarpia’s vengeful aria “Te Deum”, as well as tracked down an expert in church bells to identify the correct pitches that would be rung in early services.ĭid you know, “Vissi d'arte”, Tosca’s most famous aria almost didn’t make the final cut? Puccini thought the aria killed the momentum of the action leading up to Scarpia being stabbed. 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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