Britannica Sources used in this answer

Where does Act III of Tosca take place?

Created from Britannica articles using AI. AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.

Art Nouveau poster by Adolfo Hohenstein for Puccini's opera Tosca, showing a woman in a gold dress standing over a fallen figure, with dramatic red and black background and bold title text. — Tosca Poster by Adolfo Hohenstein for Giacomo Puccini's opera *Tosca*, 1906.

Act III of the opera Tosca takes place on the parapet of the Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome, early in the morning following the events of the second act.1