Giacosa, who had already written the verses of the latter two operas, developed the text and Puccini set to work. In the meantime he had written the successful operas “La Bohème” and “Manon Lescaut” and Ricordi decided to take “Tosca” away from Franchetti. Puccini attended a theater performance of “Tosca” with the famous actress Sarah Bernhard in 1895 and was again passionate about the project. They even went together to the master, who was very positive about the story.
Ricordi subsequently offered Franchetti the material, whom he wanted to build as Verdi’s successor. Puccini, for his part, was unhappy with the story of Illica, so the project was dropped. Illica shortened Sardous’ somewhat lengthy, five-act story to three acts, but was unhappy with the profane story.
He felt inspired to turn the material into an opera and turned to his publisher Ricordi, who commissioned Illica to make a prose sketch. When Puccini was working on his second opera “Le vili”, he came across Sardous Drama “Tosca” in 1889. Unis dès la plus tendre enfance (Iphigenia).
Madamina, il catalogo, Catalogue Aria (Don Giovanni).Je dis que rien ne m’epouvante (Carmen).Glück, das mir verblieb (Die tote Stadt).Dies Bildnis ist wunderschön (Zauberflöte).Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (Land des Lächelns).
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