This is a promotional poster for Tosca, an opera by Giacomo Puccini. It's a tragedy, so everyone you are made to care about is going to die by the end.  Because this opera has been performed since 1900, there are a lot of posters. They tend to heavily feature illustration, very intense type, and the infamous knife. I wanted to experiment with capturing the drama, the sharpness of Tosca's blade, with just type and color.  I also wanted to pique the interest of people new to opera by only giving the slightest hint what this production is about. 

This poster was created in Illustrator.