When Scarpia’s soldiers try to arrest Tosca for Scarpia's murder, she kills herself by jumping from the castle. Tosca runs to Cavaradossi in the prison at the castle Sant'Angelo. As Scarpia goes to touch Tosca, she stabs him to death with a knife from the table. Scarpia demands that Tosca gives herself to him in exchange. Tosca begs Scarpia to save her lover's life. Scarpia is furious and condemns Cavaradossi to death. Cavaradossi is happy, because there will be a new republican government. Then, a message comes saying that Napoleon has won the Battle of Marengo. Tosca tells him where is the secret place Angelotti was hidden. So Scarpia calls Tosca, and shows her her lover’s tortured state. Scarpia then tortures Cavaradossi, but Cavaradossi doesn’t confess where Angelotti is. Scarpia hears that his soldiers can’t find Angelotti, but have arrested Cavaradossi. Scarpia tricks Tosca into going to Cavaradossi’s house, and has his soldiers follow her. She is the singer, and Cavaradossi's lover. Scarpia can’t find Angelotti, but meets a woman called Tosca there. Cavaradossi hides Angelotti in a secret place. In this church, he meets another republican called Cavaradossi. One of the republicans, Angelotti, flees prison and gets inside the church of Sant' Andrea della Valle. On the 17th of June, 1800, Scarpia, general of the secret police, is sending republicans to prison. The battle they fought was called the "Battle of Marengo". In 1800 Napoleon decided to return to Rome because he had just defeated the Austrian army in the north. Because of that, the new government decided to arrest people from the previous government. But Napoleon had problems with Austria and the French had to leave, so Rome was conquered by people from Naples. This republic was ruled by seven men called "consuls". But Napoleon invaded Rome and made it a republic. Some years before, Rome was ruled by the pope. The story happens in Rome in the year 1800. It was based on Victorien Sardou's play La Tosca. The libretto was written by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica. It was first performed in Rome on January 14, 1900. Tosca is an Italian opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini.
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