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

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

Recently named a Critic’s Pick by The New York Times, David McVicar’s sumptuous and thrilling production of Puccini’s Tosca returns to the stage today, December 5, with “extraordinary” soprano Sondra Radvanovsky as the title diva. She joins two other sensational singing actors, tenor Brian Jagde and baritone George Gagnidze, in a performance led by Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin and featuring the peerless MET Orchestra Musicians and Met Opera Chorus. On stage through December 18: bit.ly/3gg

Tosca, Giacomo Puccini’s melodrama, “has just about everything: great tunes, desperate lovers, loads of action, and a bad guy you’re going to love to hate” (The Seattle Times). See it live on stage May 3–17 at McCaw Hall. | Seattle Opera

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