A woman in this opera screams out the word "Gioia!" (JOY-uh) after singing "Se una pudica vergine.
A woman in this opera screams out the word "Gioia!" (JOY-uh) after singing "Se una pudica vergine." Its second act ends with all of the main characters singing "Di sprezzo degno se stesso." This opera's lead soprano renounces love before suggestively giving a man a camellia. Doctor Grenvil lies about a character's illness in the final act of this opera, which was based on a play by Alexander (*) Dumas, fils (doo-MAH, feece). It includes the drinking song "Libiamo ne'liete calici." In a pivotal scene from this opera, the male lead throws his winnings at the feet of his ex-lover, who has come to a party with Baron Douphol. In this opera, Giorgio tells a courtesan to leave his son Alfredo Germont alone. For 10 points, name this Giuseppe Verdi opera in which Violetta is the title "fallen woman."
A woman in this opera screams out the word "Gioia!" (JOY-uh) after singing "Se una pudica vergine.
La Traviata [or The Fallen Woman before mention]