Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca"

E441210

Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca" is the passionate and tragic Roman opera singer heroine whose story of love, jealousy, and sacrifice unfolds against a backdrop of political intrigue in early 19th-century Rome.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca" canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
opera character
soprano role
appearsIn Tosca
associatedPlace Castel Sant'Angelo
Palazzo Farnese
Sant'Andrea della Valle
basedOnWorkBy Victorien Sardou
blackmailedTo yield sexually to Scarpia to save Cavaradossi
characterTrait devout
impulsive
jealous
passionate
coercedBy Baron Scarpia
createdBy Giacomo Puccini
deathMethod jumping from Castel Sant'Angelo
diesBy suicide
enemyOf Baron Scarpia
fictionalLocation Rome
firstPerformanceDate 1900-01-14
firstPerformancePlace Teatro Costanzi, Rome
firstPerformer Hariclea Darclée
fullName Floria Tosca
linked to: Tosca
genreContext verismo opera
isHeroineOf Tosca
kills Baron Scarpia
loverOf Mario Cavaradossi
nationality Italian
notableAria Vissi d'arte
notableTheme conflict between love and political oppression
jealousy
religious faith under trial
sacrifice
occupation opera singer
operaLanguage Italian
refusesTo submit to Scarpia
religion Roman Catholic
residence Rome
roleType dramatic soprano
sacrificesFor Mario Cavaradossi
threatenedBy Baron Scarpia
timePeriod Napoleonic era
early 19th century
vocalType soprano
weaponUsed knife

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maria Callas notableRole Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca"
Renata Tebaldi famousRole Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca"
La Divina linkedToRole Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca"
Mary Violet Leontyne Price notableRole Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca"
Regine Crespin notableRole Tosca in Puccini's "Tosca"