Tosca Act II by Giacomo Puccini. Montreal, 1987

Mrs. Rubén Domínguez's Private Collection. As an Amazon Associate, I earn a commission from qualifying purchases. For the Tosca Ricordi Vocal Score: https://amzn.to/4gycWe4 For La Bohème Ricordi Vocal Score: https://amzn.to/4xIgfFI Madama Butterfly Ricordi Vocal Score: https://amzn.to/4gE3R3l Puccini, A Biography by Mary Jane Phillips-Matz: https://amzn.to/4cxCaa6 Cast: Maria Slatinaru, Ruben Domínguez, Louis Quilico, Jean Clément Bergeron, Renato Capecchi, André Lortie, Charles Prévost, Jean-Luc Houde, Antonio Funicelli. Conductor: Michelangelo Veltri Stage Director: Jean Gascon Puccini’s Tosca evokes a breathtaking intensity of love, passion, sacrifice, and tragic beauty that defines one of the most powerful operas in classical music. Act II of Puccini’s Tosca is one of the opera’s most intense and dramatic scenes, unfolding in the lavish Palazzo Farnese as the corrupt police chief Baron Scarpia attempts to manipulate the opera singer Floria Tosca and capture her lover, the painter Mario Cavaradossi. As Scarpia interrogates Cavaradossi about his political sympathies and Tosca’s involvement, the tension builds through powerful music, jealousy, coercion, and betrayal, culminating in Tosca’s desperate struggle to save Cavaradossi from execution. Featuring Puccini’s unforgettable aria “Vissi d’arte,” Act II of Tosca explores love, power, sacrifice, and revenge, making it a defining moment in one of the most celebrated Italian operas of the verismo era. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:31 "Tosca e buon falco" 03:13 "Ha piu forte sapore!" 06:16 "Tal violenza" 09:26 "Mario, tu qui?" 18:41 "Nel pozzo del giardino." 21:02 "Vittoria! Vittoria!" 28:25 "Vissi d'arte!