Tosca is one of the most regularly performed operas in the world. Composed by the legendary Giacomo Puccini, the score includes some of the most recorded and celebrated arias in operatic history. Based on a French play of the same name, it tells the story of the eponymous protagonist’s romantic ordeals in the days leading up to the invasion of Rome by Napoleon.
The success of the International Opera Awards is intellectual rigour
At the awards ceremony in Munich this year, a jury dug deep into the purpose of opera and its impact on society.
