Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 14 January 1900 (Conductor: Leopoldo Mugnone) |
|---|---|---|
| Floria Tosca, a celebrated singer | soprano | Hariclea Darclée |
| Mario Cavaradossi, a painter | tenor | Emilio De Marchi |
| Baron Scarpia, chief of police | baritone | Eugenio Giraldoni |
| Cesare Angelotti, former Consul of the Roman Republic | bass | Ruggero Galli |
| A Sacristan | baritone | Ettore Borelli |
| Spoletta, a police agent | tenor | Enrico Giordano |
| Sciarrone, a gendarme | bass | Giuseppe Gironi |
| A Jailer | bass | Aristide Parassani |
| A Shepherd boy | alto | Angelo Righi |
| Soldiers, police agents, altar boys, noblemen and women, townsfolk, artisans | ||
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