Tosca had its world premiere in Rome, January 14, 1900, at the Teatro Costanzi, now known as the Rome Opera House or Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. Sarah Bernhardt.” Romanian Soprano Hariclea Darclée (1860 -1939) Darclée est lyriquement, en Tosca, l’equivalente de Mme. The Paris newspaper, Le Matin, printed an article in the Apedition attesting to that with these words: “Mme. Darclée’s fame in the opera world was equivalent to that of Bernhardt in the world of theater. She was the one who suggested the soprano aria, Vissi d’arte, sung as Tosca laments her fate. Puccini wrote the opera in mind for the Romanian soprano, Hariclea Darclée (1860-1939), the most famous operatic soprano of her time. Luigi Illica and Guiseppe Giacosa wrote the libretto.
Puccini did not successfully acquire the rights to the 1887 play until 1895 and the opera was completed in 1899. The play starred the acclaimed actress, Sarah Bernhardt. The story was set in Rome in 1800 against the backdrop of Napoleon’s invasion of Italy and involved ill-fated lovers, political enemies, deception, seduction and betrayal.
When composer, Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), first saw the French-language play, La Tosca, by Victorien Sardou, he was convinced it was perfect for an opera. All singers bring something unique to their performances, but there are specific operatic divas who have permanently influenced Tosca and made it what it is today.
It also is a role that could have been written for a particular person. The lead character of Floria Tosca in Puccini’s opera, Tosca, is one of those iconic roles that seems destined for some opera singers.
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