Puccini's brutal and ever popular opera of political jealousy, love, deception, murder and suicide is set in Rome. Tosca, an opera singer, helps hide her lover Cavaradossi, an escaped political prisoner. Together, they plan a new life away from the city's pressures and dangers. Having secured a safe-conduct pass from the evil Scarpia, Tosca repels his advances by stabbing him. But the journey to freedom for her and Cavaradossi does not go as they had hoped. Sung in Italian.
Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, conductor Christian Badea
7.20 The Tosca File
Graham Fawcett investigates the lives of Victorien Sardou and librettists Illica and Giocosa. Repeat
7.55 Act 2
8.35 The Met Opera Quiz
With a panel of three opera experts.
9.05 Act 3
In association with the Texaco Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network and the EBU