1900 opera set in 1800 Rome (5)

I believe the answer is:

tosca

(Other definitions for tosca that I've seen before include "Photographic device" , "role for diva" , "musical work" , "Luigi -, Italian playwright" , "One of Puccini's 19" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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