Act III of "Tosca"

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Act III of "Tosca" is the opera’s final act, set at dawn atop Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo, culminating in the tragic deaths of Cavaradossi and Tosca.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera act
actNumber 3
ariaSinger Mario Cavaradossi
CavaradossiDeathMethod firing squad
composer Giacomo Puccini
concludesWork Tosca
containsEvent Cavaradossi writes a farewell letter
Tosca is pursued by authorities
Tosca learns the execution will be real
linked to: Act III of "Tosca"

mock-execution plan is revealed as a deception
dramaticClimax execution of Cavaradossi
suicide of Tosca
endingTone tragic
featuresCharacter Baron Scarpia
Floria Tosca
linked to: Tosca

Jailer
Mario Cavaradossi
Shepherd boy
finalActOf Tosca
follows Act II of Tosca
genreContext verismo opera
includesAria E lucevan le stelle
includesDuet Tosca and Cavaradossi farewell duet
linked to: Act III of "Tosca"
language Italian
librettist Giuseppe Giacosa
Luigi Illica
musicalFeature dramatic orchestral writing
lyrical tenor aria
use of church bells at dawn
opensWith shepherd boy’s offstage song
partOf Tosca
premiereWorkDate 1900
premiereWorkPlace Teatro Costanzi, Rome
ScarpiaStatus already dead before the act begins
settingCity Rome
settingCountry Italy
settingHistoricalPeriod Napoleonic era
settingLocation Castel Sant’Angelo
linked to: Castel Sant'Angelo
settingTimeOfDay dawn
settingYear 1800
theme betrayal
despair
love
political oppression
sacrifice
ToscaDeathMethod jump from the battlements

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Cavaradossi sceneOfDeath Act III of "Tosca"
Mario Cavaradossi singsInAct Act I of Tosca
linked to: Act III of "Tosca"
Mario Cavaradossi singsInAct Act III of Tosca
linked to: Act III of "Tosca"
Act III of Tosca includesDuet Tosca and Cavaradossi farewell duet
subject linked to: Act III of "Tosca"
linked to: Act III of "Tosca"
Act III of Tosca containsEvent Tosca learns the execution will be real
subject linked to: Act III of "Tosca"
linked to: Act III of "Tosca"