Scarpia exults that he now has Tosca in his power. She leaves to find Cavaradossi and confront him. When Tosca returns, Scarpia uses the evidence to feed her jealousy and convinces her that Cavaradossi has fled with another woman.
He discovers evidence that Angelotti was hiding in the church and suspects Cavaradossi was an accomplice in his escape. Cavaradossi and Angelotti flee just before the arrival of the police chief Baron Scarpia. Prone to jealousy, Tosca suspects Cavaradossi of being unfaithful but he manages to calm her and they arrange to meet later that evening. Cavaradossi’s lover, the famous opera singer Floria Tosca, interrupts their planning. His friend, the painter Mario Cavaradossi, discovers him and offers to help. She also serves on the boards of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera and Opera Volunteers, International and is a proud member of the Crescendo Society of Utah Opera.Synopsis Act I The Church of Sant’Andrea della ValleĮscaped political prisoner Cesare Angelotti, finds refuge in a chapel in the church. Judy Vander Heide is the president of the Ogden Opera Guild, which supports Utah Opera. As Scarpia’s henchmen, having discovered their patron’s murder, approach to apprehend her, Tosca evades them and plunges over the parapet to her death. Clutching Cavaradossi’s lifeless body, she weeps. Scarpia, however, has had his revenge and betrayed her. While Cavaradossi is led before the soldiers, Tosca hides then a volley of bullets strikes her lover. She instructs him how he should conduct himself during the sham execution by Scarpia’s firing squad: he is to remain silent and prostrate as if dead until she signals. Cavaradossi praises her fortitude and they rhapsodize about their future together. His safe conduct-and that she has killed Scarpia. Tosca enters and joyously tells him of the letter she has secured from Scarpia which promises
Tosca cries out to God, asking why she must endure such misfortune when she has lived for art and piety. Scarpia proposes to Tosca that he will release Cavaradossi if she submits to him. Now Cavaradossi has been brought before Scarpia he is furious that Tosca has betrayed Angelotti but rejoices in the next instant when a police officer delivers the news that Napoleon, who for Cavaradossi embodies liberty, equality, and fraternity, has won a significant
Scarpia threatens Tosca, and after hearing Cavaradossi’s cries of anguish from the torture he is enduring, she reveals Angelotti’s hiding place. He sees Tosca for a brief moment and cautions her to remain silent about Angelotti’s whereabouts.
Frustrated because he has been unable to locate Angelotti, Scarpia has had Cavaradossi arrested, but the artist denies any knowledge of Angelotti. Tosca has received a note summoning her to Scarpia’s apartment. Evening:Scarpia’s Study in Palazzo Farnese
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