Puccini Passionate Pillows

Tosca stabs Scarpia

Canine Companion

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

Scarpia's Palace

Pet Cemetery.

Purple dress

Dancing

'He's barking mad!'

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

Mario Caravadossi hides Angelotti

Bravo!

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

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

'Sometimes I think I spoil you Tiddles!'

"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."

"Pfft. Derivative."

Cat DNA is decoded.

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

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

Andy Murray

Tosca discovers Mario Cavaradossi is stabbed

Manon Lescaut

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

The United States of America as a house divided.

Turandot

Tosca

Yamadori from Madam Butterfly

Sharpless and Pinkerton, Madam Butterfly

Tosca's leap

Mimi and Rodolfo

Blind Musician/Deaf Artist

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

The Bonze interrupts Madam Butterfly's wedding

"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."