Tosca - Schedule, Program & Tickets

Melodramma in three acts
Text by Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica

Synopsis:
Former consul Angelotti has escaped captivity. In the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle, he meets the painter Mario Cavaradossi, who helps him.
But police chief Scarpia succeeds in tracking Cavaradossi down: he is about to be executed. In exchange for his rescue, Scarpia demands physical surrender from Tosca, Cavaradossi's beloved. She agrees, receives a promise of a mock execution—and murders Scarpia. However, he has betrayed her, and Cavaradossi is actually shot. For Tosca, life has become meaningless, and she throws herself from Castel Sant'Angelo.

Act 1 approx. 40 min
Interval approx. 25 min
Act 2 approx. 40 min
Interval approx. 25 min
Act 3 approx. 25 min


Subject to change.