Text by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica after Victorien Sardou
When the revolutionary painter Mario Cavaradossi secretly tries to help a political prisoner escape, his lover, the famous singer Floria Tosca, believes he is cheating on her with another woman. The unscrupulous police chief Scarpia uses her jealousy to expose Cavaradossi and then demands a night with Tosca in exchange for the lover's release.
Duration: approx. 2:30 h including a break
Language: In Italian with German and English surtitles
