Giacomo Puccini's timeless opera, Tosca, opens this Saturday in a classic production you won't want to miss. Two lovers are thwarted by the power-hungry Scarpia, and the fiery prima donna Tosca is pushed past sanity. When her only hope for freedom means submitting to the evil Baron’s lecherous desires, she takes matters into her own hands to save herself and her beloved Cavaradossi. Tosca opens May 3 and runs through May 17, with audio description on May 11. Get tickets at seattleopera.org/tosca

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

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

🎭✨ Puccini's incomparable masterpiece Tosca premiered today in 1900. Set in Rome in the year 1800, this startlingly realistic tale of love and politics unfolds around the figure of Scarpia, the city’s terrifying chief of police. Dutch soprano Barbara Haveman is the desperate Tosca, here performing "Vissi d'Arte" to acclaimed Italian bass-baritone Ruggero Raimondi’s evil Scarpia. The brilliant three-act melodrama was staged by Claire Servais in the Opéra Royal de Wallonie’s 2014 production of th

8.7K views · 995 reactions | 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 | Facebook