PUCCINI Giacomo (1858-1924) Manifesto of Adolf Hohenstein (1854-1928) for the opera "Tosca"; composed to a libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica the play by Victorien Sardou. And 'it represented the dramatic moment when the protagonist; after stabbing the evil Scarpia; asks two candlesticks near the body; and a crucifix on his chest; before fleeing with the safe conduct which he hopes will bring rescued her and her lover Cavaradossi . G. Ricordi & C.; Italy in 1899.