She is about to leave when she sees the painting. He soothes her and they look forward to being together in his villa after her concert that night. Tosca, having heard his voice, is suspicious that he has been entertaining a woman. Tosca is heard calling to Cavaradossi and he advises Angelotti to hide again, giving him a basket of food he has brought for his own meal. When the Sacristan goes outside, Angelotti emerges from his hiding place and is recognised by Cavaradossi as a fellow revolutionary. While admiring her fair beauty, he prefers the dark loveliness of his mistress, the celebrated singer Floria Tosca. He has used as his model a fair-haired woman who has been frequenting the church. The Sacristan bustles about and the painter Mario Cavaradossi continues work on his picture of Mary Magdalene. The action takes place in Rome, in June 1800Īngelotti, a political prisoner who has just escaped from the fortress of Castel Sant'Angelo, runs into the church, looks for a key and uses it to open a private chapel, where he hides.
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