Great Performances : Tosca (1992)
Directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi / Brian Large
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Synopsis by Tracie Cooper
Opera icon Placido Domingo stars alongside Catherine Malfitano, Ruggero Raimondi, Giacomo Prestia, and Giorgio Gatti in this production of Puccini's Tosca. The familiar opera follows the tragic story of Tosca and Cavaradossi, her lover. When he hides a political prisoner and is subsequently tortured for it, Tosca promises herself to the chief of police in order to save Cavaradossi from execution.
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deal [agreement], execution, star-crossed-lovers, torture, death, investigation, murder