"Tosca" March 17, 2013

The fiery passion of Rome is the fitting backdrop for Puccini's masterful melodrama of political intrigue and double-crossing. Floria Tosca, a beautiful opera singer, must find a way to save her lover, the painter, Cavaradossi, who has been arrested and tortured by the jealous Chief of Police, Baron Scarpia. In a deadly test of wills, Tosca promises herself to Scarpia on the condition that he allows Cavaradossi to leave the country with her. Scarpia agrees, sealing his fate, as well as the lovers, in an unexpected, thrilling final scene.

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