In Act I of this opera, the fan of the Marchesa Attavanti is produced to make the titular character suspicious of her lover, who is thrown in prison after hearing news of Napoleon's victory at the battle of Marengo.
In Act I of this opera, the fan of the Marchesa Attavanti is produced to make the titular character suspicious of her lover, who is thrown in prison after hearing news of Napoleon's victory at the battle of Marengo. Based on a play by Victorien Sardou that starred Sarah Bernhardt in the title role, it preceded such later works as Il Tabarro as its composer's first effort in the verismo genre. The title character agrees to sleep with the police chief in order to save her lover's life, but his mock execution turns out to be real, and she throws herself from the roof of the Castel Sant' Angelo. FTP, name this opera which includes such arias as Recondita harmonia, Visse d'arte, and E Lucèvan le stelle, a work by Puccini.
In Act I of this opera, the fan of the Marchesa Attavanti is produced to make the titular character suspicious of her lover, who is thrown in prison after hearing news of Napoleon's victory at the battle of Marengo.
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