(Amadeus). An idealistic artist; a celebrated opera singer; and a corrupt police chief engage in a fierce battle of wills in this tempestuous tale of passion; intrigue; cruelty; and deception. Puccinis great melodrama may be set in 1800; amid the Napoleonic wars; but the conflicts between love and loyalty; the state and the individual; and hypocrisy and principle are anything but dated. Floria Tosca; the beautiful; glamorous singer who has all of Rome at her feet; is one of the iconic soprano roles in the Italian repertoire. Shes caught between two men: her lover; the handsome painter Cavaradossi; who defies the law to hide a rebel friend; and the villainous Baron Scarpia; Romes all-powerful chief of police; who will stop at nothing to crush the rebels and conquer Tosca for himself. This gripping story of torture; attempted rape; murder; suicide; and general mayhem is as thrilling and dramatic as anything seen on the operatic stage.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy maria viscusoThis book has to do wit an inheritance in our family well written i will treasure it !