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Tosca: In the Settings and at the Times of Tosca

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Performed in the actual Roman settings described in the libretto. Moreover, the scenes take place at the appropriate times of day. Rome, June 1800. Floria Tosca is a celebrated opera singer, better known as La Tosca. Her lover is Mario Cavaradossi, a young artist and Bomapartist sympathizer. When the latter helps Angelotti, the leader of the opposition, to escape from prison and hides him in La Tosca's home, he antagonizes Baron Scarpia, the ruthless chief of police, all the more as his love for Tosca is unrequited.

Featured Crew

Brian Large
Director

Cast

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Catherine Malfitano
Floria Tosca
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Plácido Domingo
Mario Cavaradossi
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Ruggero Raimondi
Il Barone Scarpia

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