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A fact from La Tosca appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 July 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Victorien Sardou successfully sued the French periodical, Gil Blas, for damages when it published a plot description of his play, La Tosca, before the opening night?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/July.

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Changed ending

I've read (but can't remember where) that Sardou intended for Tosca to escape by jumping from the Castello into the Tiber River. Verdi and Puccini both knew that this was geographically impossible; thus Verdi insisted on changing the ending, and Puccini converted the jump into a suicide -- the ending everybody thinks of nowadays. This would explain another oddity: a traditional Catholic calling on God while committing suicide (which, in Catholic theology, is a sin) Tosca does reflect the traditional view in the previous act (She shouts "Die and be damned!" because Scarpia died in a state of sin, trying to rape her).

Anybody else that can expand on this? CharlesTheBold (talk) 02:30, 24 August 2008 (UTC) Well, tosca is a really good opera, but it looks like tosca doesnt like her boyfriend and is more interested in the evil hag. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.220.87.246 (talk) 05:40, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Expansion

I am in the middle of expanding this article. I'd greatly appreciate it if editors who wish to help would please refrain from making changes while I am actively editing. It causes time-wasting edit-conflicts. Also please do not make major structural changes without discussing them on the talk page first. Thanks. Voceditenore (talk) 14:35, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Some possible images

Per voceditenore's request, I am not going to add images to the article while she is expanding it. I will, however, provide photos that may be of use here. I will leave it to voceditenore to add which ones she likes and put them where she wants.4meter4 (talk) 15:49, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I've got some more detailed ones from the French premiere which I'll be uploading to the Commons in the next few days, but some of these may prove useful.

Nominate for GA?

You've done an excellent job expanding this article voceditenore. I think it would easily pass a GA review after receiving a peer review.4meter4 (talk) 17:27, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you.:) But I still have at least a week of work to do on this until it's complete, with a fair amount of material to add (still in note form). If you don't mind, could we re-visit this once it's complete? Best, Voceditenore (talk) 17:39, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely, I'll leave it to you to nominate it for a peer review when you are ready.4meter4 (talk) 17:52, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I went ahead and nominated the article for a peer review as it appears you are done with expansion. It may take a few weeks before someone chooses to review the article.4meter4 (talk) 05:43, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I wish you had contacted me first. I will be travelling continuously from July 19th to mid-September, with very limited computer access and will not be able to respond to any comments at the review. I would much prefer that it take place in late September when I can fully participate in a timely manner, but what's done is done. Voceditenore (talk) 06:23, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry. I didn't know you were going to be away. I wouldn't worry about it too much though. There is such a huge backup at peer review it might take until September before someone does the review.4meter4 (talk) 14:01, 17 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have closed the peer review at Vocedienore's request. Maximum waiting time at PR is normally about two weeks, rarely longer. Brianboulton (talk) 11:46, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for closing it out for us Brian. Sorry to have caused a hassle. I hope you have a pleasant and relaxing trip voceditenore. I'll try and keep an eye on the opera related bots while you are away. We will miss having you around.4meter4 (talk) 15:45, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not to worry, 4meter4. On the WP hassle scale it was very minor.;-) I'm looking foward to the PR in late September. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 17:59, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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"The play itself is no longer performed."

No longer isn't over yet. It is well within the realm of possibility that Puccini's opera might revive interest in the play sufficiently for it to receive an occasional performance in the future. Kostaki mou (talk) 22:57, 4 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Once that future becomes presence you can change the article ;) - It seems not to have happened during the last hundred years, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:00, 4 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Still, "is no longer performed" implies a permanence that is absurd unless the play is lost, which I don't believe it is. "has not been performed since Sardou's day" or something of the sort would be better. Kostaki mou (talk) 17:00, 5 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Dear, add that, please. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:03, 5 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Done! Kostaki mou (talk) 18:44, 5 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]