Tosca

Oper in drei Akten, komponiert von Giacomo Puccini

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Tosca is a three-act opera by composer Giacomo Puccini that premiered in Rome in 1900, telling a melodramatic story set in Rome during Napoleon's invasion of Italy with themes of torture, murder, and suicide. The work is considered significant for containing some of Puccini's most celebrated musical arias and remains a frequently performed opera today.

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Opera.premiere_location: Teatro Costanzi, Rome
Opera.name: Tosca
Opera.composer: Giacomo Puccini
Opera.image: Tosca (1899).jpg
Opera.image_upright: 1.1
Opera.alt: Stylised drawing showing Tosca standing over Scarpia's body, about to lay a crucifix on his chest. The text reads: "Tosca: libretto di V Sardou, L Illica, G Giacosa. Musica di G Puccini. Riccardi & C. editori"
Opera.caption: Original poster, depicting the death of Scarpia
Opera.language: Italian

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Wikidata facts

Has part: E lucevan le stelle
Genre: opera
Country of origin: Italy
Based on: La Tosca
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Narrative location: Rome
Duration: 2
Librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa
Image: McCormack "Tosca" LCCN2014714502.jpg

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Commons category: Tosca
date of first performance: 1900-01-14
inception: 1898-00-00
number of parts of this work: 3
title: Tosca
set in period: French Revolutionary Wars
language of work or name: Italian
location of first performance: Rome
copyright status: public domain
native label: Tosca
form of creative work: opera
different from: La Tosca
publication date: 1900-00-00

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Tosca ist eine Oper in drei Akten, komponiert von Giacomo Puccini. Das Libretto schrieben Giuseppe Giacosa und Luigi Illica nach dem Drama La Tosca von Victorien Sardou. Die Uraufführung fand am 14. Januar 1900 im Teatro Costanzi in Rom, dem heutigen Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, unter Dirigent Leopoldo Mugnone statt. Am 21. Oktober 1902 folgte die deutschsprachige Erstaufführung an der Semperoper in Dresden. Bedeutend für die Rezeptionsgeschichte in Deutschland wurde auch die Premiere am Deutschen Opernhaus Berlin unter der Leitung von Ignatz Waghalter am 20. Mai 1920.

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