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Tosca

Tosca

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A famous opera by Giacomo Puccini first performed in 1900
  • proper noun
  • /ˈtɒskə/
: Tosca
  • The room is filled with the sad strains of "E Lucevan le Stelle," an aria from Puccini's Tosca that is booming out from Pauline's portable record player.
  • performance of Tosca
  • extra performance of Tosca
  • opera Tosca

I said, I'm going to sing for my dramatic piece Elisi Juan de Mar from Tosca and I'm going to do Una futiva la Grima from Elisua de Mor.

Examples

  • She had briefly considered putting on one of Joel's opera CDs, Tosca perhaps, but decided not to push her luck.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Roberto Frontali as Scarpia and Angela Gheorghiu as Tosca.

    Blog text (14)

  • He took me to see Tosca last night.

    W.E. (2011)

  • Ladies and gentlemen tonight's performance of 'Tosca' will begin shortly.

    Quantum of Solace (2008)

  • You're going to love Tosca.

    Surrogates (2009)

  • "A great deal of the first act of 'Tosca' absolutely depends on a strongly sung and defined Angelotti as a counterweight to the other characters."

    Blog text (8)

  • Adding all this up, we were indeed prepped for a dynamite Tosca (after all, maestro Luisotti was in the pit).

    Blog text (14)

  • Puccini, Giacomo. Excerpts from the operas Tosca, Turandot, La Bohème, and Madama Butterfly.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Tonight, the Metropolitan Opera will present Puccini's Tosca, one of the greatest operas ever written.

  • I am excited to attend the live performance of Tosca at the Royal Opera House this weekend.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Tosca is the title of Puccini's opera and comes from an Italian name that is probably linked to Tosco or Toscana, meaning 'from Tuscany'. So, the title sounds strongly Italian and that is why Tosca refers to Puccini's famous opera.