40K views · 3K reactions | A true opera icon  Puccini's Tosca was performed for the first time at the Royal Opera House on this day in 1900. In the 123 years since, we've staged Tosca more than 250 times with some of the greatest singers in history taking on the lead role. Not bad for an opera infamously decried by one early critic as a 'shabby little shocker'! Stream Jonathan Kent's classic production with a 14-day trial ▶️ roh.org.uk/stream | Royal Ballet And Opera | Facebook

Giacomo Puccini's timeless opera, Tosca, opens this Saturday in a classic production you won't want to miss. Two lovers are thwarted by the power-hungry Scarpia, and the fiery prima donna Tosca is pushed past sanity. When her only hope for freedom means submitting to the evil Baron’s lecherous desires, she takes matters into her own hands to save herself and her beloved Cavaradossi. Tosca opens May 3 and runs through May 17, with audio description on May 11. Get tickets at seattleopera.org/tosca

Tosca... what a masterpiece! This is the final scene from Benoît Jacquot‘s fantastic movie. Tosca still believes until the very end that her lover Mario will be shot with blank bullets, but realizing that the execution was real the only escape for her will be death. Passion, hope, doubt, drama, hysteria... it has it all! Tosca premiered on 14 January 1900 in Rome ❤️🎶 | Angela Gheorghiu