Tosca at The Kennedy Center

She lives for art. She dies for love. In Puccini's sure-fire favorite, Tosca, a fiery prima donna struggles to free her true love from the clutches of a wicked police chief. Passionate arias and truly terrific musical moments pepper a rousing score, bringing the opera's emotional extremes into sharp relief as the story rushes toward its thrilling conclusion. The crackling melodrama grabs hold from the get-go, making Tosca ideal for both newcomers and aficionados alike. With its themes of political intrigue, sexual intimidation and hypocrisy in high places, Puccini's great masterpiece, performed by the Washington National Opera, comes to The Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, D.C.