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Cavaradossi denies his knowledge of Angelotti’s escape, but he is taken away to be tortured. Scarpia summons Tosca to his home, having arrested Cavaradossi. Tosca plays into his plan and rushes off to find Cavaradossi. Scarpia, cruelly, encourages Tosca’s jealousy, in hopes that she lead him to Cavaradossi. Tosca returns, expecting to catch Cavaradossi with a lover, but finds Scarpia instead. There was a rumor that Angelotti was hiding there, and Scarpia interrogates the Sacristan, discovering that the church is the workplace of Cavaradossi. He bursts in the church where Cavaradossi is working, interrupting a celebration. Cavaradossi helps aid his friend Angelotti who is being pursued by the Chief of Police, Scarpia.

Mario Cavaradossi, a painter, is deeply in love with Floria Tosca, a famous singer. A tragic and political love story, Tosca explores how love overcomes all.