Scarpia sings himself into a frenzy of conquering desires, ending with the blasphemous words, “Tosca, mi fai dimenticar Iddio!” (“Tosca, you make me forget God!”). Puccini interweaves a wide variety of musical ideas: we hear two church bells, the Latin chant of a procession, cannon blasts, and Scarpia’s solo. With the “Te Deum” Puccini offers us one of the most gripping mass scenes in opera history. In a religious mood, the piece ends with the climax of “Perché, perché, Signor” which ends in high B. Why does God punish her, who leads a pious life? Puccini writes at the beginning of the aria “Pianissimo, dolcissimo, con grande sentimento.” With the verse “Sempre con fé” the mood changes and the singer has to change a beautiful melodious and intimate singing. The superficial, jealous actress becomes a woman whose suffering moves the listener. With the great aria of the second act, “Vissi d’arte,” Puccini changes Tosca’s personality for the audience. Vissi d’arte: the transformation of Tosca Like Verdi, Puccini occasionally made fun of punishing the notoriously late comers.Ĥ. “Recondita armonia” is a highlight of the opera and is played early in the first act. When asked by a journalist what happened at the end, she said: “I jumped, obviously landed badly – and suddenly I heard a crash! I felt a burning sensation and stayed on the ground.” Diagnosis: tibia fracture, meniscus tear and cruciate ligament tear.ģ. Austrian soprano Martina Serafin sang Tosca in 2015. Diagnosis: broken bone and later leg amputation. In 1905, during a performance, Bernhard jumped so badly that her bones shattered when she landed on the mattress. When Puccini saw her in a theater performance in the role of Tosca, he knew: he wanted to make an opera out of this material. Accident number 2: Sarah Bernhard was an acting legend of the 19th century. Unfortunately, it was the wrong window, because the mattress provided was in a different place. She courageously took a running start and jumped through the opening.
Accident number 1: The American Elizabeth Knighton had mastered the part brilliantly until the aforementioned jump occurred.
Listen to the list of the three most spectacular accidents. For this suicide forms the dramatic conclusion of the opera. Puccini wants this jump to be staged for maximum effect. But the most dangerous of all is “Tosca” with the main character’s jump from Castel Sant’Angelo. The dramatic story of Tosca’s leap from Castel Sant’AngeloĪccidents can happen in any opera. As if that were not enough, Puccini also presents the audience with a torture scene on stage in the second act.Ģ. Thus, at the end of the opera, no main character remains alive. In addition, the leading lady commits a murder. ‘Tosca’ is one of the most bloodthirsty operas in the repertoire.
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