Who wrote Tosca?

Who wrote Tosca?

• A. Puccini
• B. Verdi
• C. Bizet
• D. Wagner

Answer: (A)

Giacomo Puccini wrote Tosca. It’s a three-act opera that premiered in 1900 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa based on Victorien Sardou’s play La Tosca. Puccini’s music is known for its sweeping drama and memorable melodies, including arias like Vissi d’arte and E lucevan le stelle. The other composers listed—Verdi, Bizet, and Wagner—are famous for different works (Verdi’s operas like Aida and La Traviata, Bizet’s Carmen, Wagner’s epic German operas), so Tosca is clearly Puccini’s.

Giacomo Puccini wrote Tosca. It’s a three-act opera that premiered in 1900 at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa based on Victorien Sardou’s play La Tosca. Puccini’s music is known for its sweeping drama and memorable melodies, including arias like Vissi d’arte and E lucevan le stelle. The other composers listed—Verdi, Bizet, and Wagner—are famous for different works (Verdi’s operas like Aida and La Traviata, Bizet’s Carmen, Wagner’s epic German operas), so Tosca is clearly Puccini’s.