‘Really entertaining in a horrible way’: the indestructible appeal of Tosca
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-05-22 00:43 UTC+10:00
Section: Opera
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Culture & Entertainment
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With its screams, sex, bells and bloodshed Puccini’s opera was initially derided as a noisy disaster. Ahead of Glyndebourne’s first ever production, we look the ‘shabby little shocker’ that’s become one of opera’s most bankable masterpieces
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