Puccini Passionate Gifts

Tosca stabs Scarpia

Canine Companion

"I'm still looking for the lap of luxury."

Scarpia's Palace

Purple dress

Dancing

'He's barking mad!'

Looks like this is the only contest Fluffy has a chance of winning today!

"Pfft. Derivative."

Bravo!

Mario Caravadossi hides Angelotti

"What is it about an unfavorable soccer outcome that makes me want to wreak immediate havoc in the streets?"

"The cat's sleeping." "She's so comfy." "If I move I'll wake her up." "The phone is ringing... They'll call back later." "I'm hungry... But it'll pass." "Just gotta wait 'till she wakes up."

'You think you can purr your way out of anything, don't you?'

'Sometimes I think I spoil you Tiddles!'

"The drums, Melissa, the drums of passion, they beat for you."

Descent to the Last Circle - Antaeus (The Divine Comedy).

"I was an incurable romantic until I met Martha's divorce lawyer."

The United States of America as a house divided.

Manon Lescaut

Tosca discovers Mario Cavaradossi is stabbed

Cat DNA is decoded.

Turandot

Tosca

The Bonze interrupts Madam Butterfly's wedding

Mimi and Rodolfo

Sharpless and Pinkerton, Madam Butterfly

Yamadori from Madam Butterfly

Tosca's leap

Blind Musician/Deaf Artist

"Isn't that cute? She bought herself a little stool to sit on and watch us shred her chairs!"

"Sure, I may shed too much...I'm not always a 'cool cat'...dirt gets tuck in my whiskers... and I don't kill my prey right away...but if someone can see past all that to my warm, loving core...they're probably close enough to scratch."

"Well of course I overeat when I'm under pressure. 'Stressed' spelled backwards is 'desserts'!"