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| Mario Cavaradossi | | Tosca |
Tenor lead; sings "E lucevan le stelle" at the beginning of the last fateful act
| Baron Scarpia | | Tosca |
Baritone chief of police killed by Tosca at the end of Act II
| Tosca | | "Vissi D'arte" |
Puccini; second act soprano aria, "I lived for art…."
| Tosca | | "Recondita Armonia" |
First act aria sung by Cavaradossi the painter
| Tosca | | Mario! Mario! Mario! |
Puccini; First act duet with Tosca and Mario
| Tosca | | O Dolci Mani |
Puccini; last act duet with Floria Tosca and Mario Cavaradossi
| Arturo Toscanini | | March 25, 1867 |
Italian musician; perhaps the greatest conductor of his era
| Italy | | Arcipelago Toscano National Park |
| Maremma Toscana | | Tuscany |
| Arturo Toscanini | | New York Philharmonic |
1928-1936
| "Puccini: Tosca" | | Orchestra & Chorus of Teatro Alla Scala |
1953 - inducted in 1987
| Colli Della Toscana Centrale | | Tuscany |