1 The Tosca Tour Part 1 We visit the sites associated with the opera Tosca: Sant’ Andrea della Valle, the plazzo Farnase, and the Castel Sant’ Angelo. It took parts of three days.
2 Credits Most pictures by Joe Naumann Some pictures by Lea Barlow from her gift CD (thanks, Lea) Animations and maps from the internet.
3 The first act The opera begins in the church, Sant’ Andrea della Valle
4 The main door to the church
5 Mary JANE AND GINNY IN PRAYER
6 Side altar
7 Side altar shrine
8 Sanctuary and main altar
9 A PIVITOL SCENE OCCURS HERE in the chapel tomb.
10 The Plazzo Farnase at the end of the street is the scene of the second act
11 The Plazzo Farnase (now the French Embassy to Italy)
12 Bridge of Angles to Castel Sant’ Angelo
13 Castel Sant’ Angelo – Act 3 (Originally it was Hadrian’s Tomb)
14 Ginny touches the exterior wall
15Inside
16 Walking toward the inward and upward spiraling passage of ramps and steps
17 A long, tiring journey to the top
18 The long climb
19 Mary Jane in a prison cell
20 View of the outside and the lower- level angel from the inner corridor.
21 The Tosca Tour is continued in presentation 03