Longing returns to the church to tell her lover that they will not be able to meet – tonight, in honor of the victory, she sings in Farnese. He wants to expose Cavaradossi and cause jealousy in Floria Tosca, in which he is in love. The Baron also sees a portrait of Mary Magdalene in which he recognizes the Marquise Attavanti. They find evidence that the fugitive was hiding in the church: he forgot to lock the chapel and left his sister’s fan. Baron Scarpia appears, who, along with detective Spoletta, is looking for Angelotti. The church begins preparations for a solemn service on this occasion. At this time, a message comes about the defeat of Napoleon. They run away together after hearing a volley from the castle. Cavaradossi decided to give Angelotti refuge. They agree to meet in his villa after her evening performance. Longing is jealous: she notices the similarity of Mary Magdalene in the portrait with the Marquise Attavanti. Their conversation is interrupted by a knock on the door and the voice of Tosca – she demands to let her in. Angelotti, recognizing his old friend Cavaradossi, leaves the shelter. The sacristan throws disapproving remarks towards the artist-freethinker. Cavaradossi compares the saint with her lover, singer Floria Tosca. The artist comes, they begin to communicate, then the sacristan notices that the features of one of the parishioners appear on the unfinished portrait of Mary Magdalene. A sacristan appears, who, grumbling, cleans up the dirty brushes for the artist Mario Cavaradossi who works here. Having discovered the key, he is hiding in the chapel. He is looking for the key to the family chapel, which his sister, the Marquise of Attavanti, hid under the statue of the Madonna. A runaway political prisoner, Republican Angelotti, enters.
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