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TOSCA Seattle Opera Music by Giacomo Puccini Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa McCaw Hall Seattle, WA May 10, 2025 7:30pm (Vanessa Goikoetxea as Floria Tosca in Seattle Opera's production of "Tosca." Photo: Sunny Martini.) The season finale production for the Seattle Opera, “Tosca”, opened one week ago. Due to a personal matter, I could not attend opening night. However, I was able to attend the May 10th performance last night. The show was absolutely exquisite. Divided into three acts, the opening of act one with the sweeping music of Puccini set the tone perfectly for the rest of the evening. There are times when what could be best described as an old world feeling comes across in some of the opera productions I’ve reviewed. “Tosca” had this in spades. I felt transported back to another time where I was no longer in 2025 in Seattle, WA. I was in a world unfamiliar to me which I loved. The behind the scenes artisans that put this production together de...