Tosca
Americannoun
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She meant her bar, Tosca, in North Beach, close to Francis’s office building.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
Maria Callas seized fame as the voice of Tosca, Medea and Carmen, opera’s eternally doomed heroines.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024
The gala recital drew on Callas' vast repertoire to include arias such as "Casta Diva" from Bellini's "Norma", "Miserere" from Verdi's "Il Trovatore" and a fully-staged performance of Act II of "Tosca".
From Reuters • Nov. 9, 2023
Meanwhile, modern opera divas continued to perform and command worship across the globe, with Maria Callas's performances in works such Puccini's Tosca and Verdi's La Traviata becoming legendary in the arts world.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2023
He had sung Tosca and it had been wonderful.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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