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Tosca

American  
[tos-kuh, taws-kah] / ˈtɒs kə, ˈtɔs kɑ /

noun

  1. an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.


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There were dancing human bobbleheads of opera composers Verdi, Puccini and Rossini, as if they were mascots for Team Rigoletto, Team Tosca and Team William Tell.

From Los Angeles Times

Puccini’s melodic gift in works like “La Bohème” and “Tosca” captured emotional intensity and sweeping romanticism.

From Salon

She meant her bar, Tosca, in North Beach, close to Francis’s office building.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of her most famous performances was as Tosca, in Covent Garden, in 1964.

From BBC

On a visit to New York in November, Jolie and Pablo Larraín, who directed her in the biographical film “Maria,” were guests at the Metropolitan Opera, taking in a performance of “Tosca,” the Puccini opera about the relentless diva of its title.

From Los Angeles Times