"The libretto for Giacomo Puccini's opera ""Tosca"" was based on a play written by the playwright Victorien Sardou for performance by which actress?"
La Tosca La Tosca La Tosca is a five-act drama by the 19th-century French playwright Victorien Sardou. It was first performed on 24 November 1887 at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin in Paris, with Sarah Bernhardt in the title role. Despite negative reviews from the Paris critics at the opening night, it became one of Sardou's most successful plays and was toured by Bernhardt throughout the world in the years following its premiere. The play itself is no longer performed, but its operatic adaptation, Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca", has achieved enduring popularity. There have been several other adaptations of the play including
Victorien Sardou the famous old restaurant Antoine's, invented a dish called Eggs Sardou in honor of the playwright's visit to the city. Victorien Sardou Victorien Sardou (5 September 18318 November 1908) was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play. He also wrote several plays that were made into popular 19th-century operas such as "La Tosca" (1887) on which Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca" (1900) is based, and "Fédora" (1882) and "Madame Sans-Gêne" (1893) that provided the subjects for the lyrical dramas "Fedora" (1898) and "Madame Sans-Gêne" (1915) by Umberto Giordano. Victorien