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Kasper Holten has directed his first Puccini opera. His ’Tosca’ is outstanding, but the feminist twist at the end left the reviewer floored.

When Holten pulls that move in his first Puccini opera, it leaves me conflicted

Francesca Tiburzi, as Floria Tosca, sings her famous aria as a prayer to the Queen of Naples. We are in Rome's richly decorated Palazzo Farnese. Foto: Miklos Szabo
Francesca Tiburzi, as Floria Tosca, sings her famous aria as a prayer to the Queen of Naples. We are in Rome's richly decorated Palazzo Farnese. Foto: Miklos Szabo
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There was a time when it was the most famous of all opera endings, and people would joke about it.

Most opera fans know the story of an unnamed soprano playing Tosca, who jumped from the fortress wall in a desperate act of suicide.

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