Posted on 02/21/2018 11:41:02 AM PST by TBP
Opera has it all. Love. Murder. Rape. And most fascinating, in the case of Puccini’s “Tosca” a peek into the rapist’s thinking. In fact, he tells all. In church.
Every day headlines tout another soldier in the vast army of rapacious men advancing sexually on some hapless woman. Normal, nice people, cannot help wonder: “What was he thinking?” Well, Giacomo Puccini’s 1900 masterpiece, “Tosca,” lavishly displays such devilish desires.
“Tosca” is a passionate love story interfaced with political intrigue. In fact, the plot hinges on villain Baron Scarpia’s botched rape of Floria Tosca, the brave heroine of the story, madly in love with artist Mario Cavaradossi who casts his protection to an escaped political prisoner of Baron Scarpia — Rome’s chief of police. By now you sense this is not going to end well for anyone.
After Tosca’s performance for the queen, Scarpia has her brought to his apartments in Farnese Palazzo. He makes his demands while Cavaradossi is being tortured nearby. Tosca tells Scarpia she would trade safe passage for herself and Cavaradossi — think “Casablanca” letters of transit — but she cannot do it.
Her resisting inflames Scarpia: “[F]ierce hatred in your eyes fan the fire in my blood … I vowed you’d be mine and I will have you. Hating what does it matter spasms of hate or spasms of passion you are mine.”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
That’s what makes the fat-shamed lady sing.
Actually, some of the leads in opera are lookers!
Yes, but it’s not over till.................
Oh, if only some lass had done that to Harvey Weinstein. "Here is your massage, fat boy!!"
These leftists wouls politicize bird droppings
Bird droppings have...
...white privilege.
Thanks, I’ll be here all week...try your waitress, tip the veal...
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