![]() Tosca returns to the church only to find that Cavaradossi has left. He finds a fan belonging to the Marchioness and learns that Cavaradossi has disappeared, leading him to think that the painter had a role in Angelotti’s prison break. They are interrupted by the Papal Chief of Police, Scarpia. ![]() News arrives that Napoleon has been defeated at the Battle of Marengo, and people gather in the church to celebrate. Cavaradossi offers him a hiding place in his country cottage, and both leave at once. Meanwhile, police have discovered Angelotti’s escape. Cavaradossi manages to appease her and arranges for them to meet at their usual place later that evening. ![]() She is also highly suspicious of the painting of Mary Magdalene, in which she recognises the likeness of the Marchioness. An imperious voice resonates in the church: Tosca is jealous, believing that she heard the voice of another woman. Angelotti approaches Cavaradossi for help, as they are friends who both fought for the Republic. He compares the angelical features of the painting to the dark, sensual ones of his lover, the singer Floria Tosca. Elsewhere in the church, the painter Mario Cavaradossi is working on a portrait of Mary Magdalene. His sister, the Marchioness Attavanti, has left him some clothes there in the family chapel. Cesare Angelotti, a former consul of the decayed Republic of Rome, has escaped from prison and found refuge in the Church of Sant’Andrea della Valle.
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