This opera's third act opens with violins, violas, and cello harmonics playing G in many octaves to evoke moonlight on the banks of a river.
This opera's third act opens with violins, violas, and cello harmonics playing G in many octaves to evoke moonlight on the banks of a river. One duet is interrupted by a martial hymn first heard in Act I, and one of the title character's ariosos begins with her repeating the choir's unison cry of "Ritorna vincitor!" The final scene takes place on two levels representing the Temple of Vulcan and the vault where two central characters die. The Act II finale features an often-excerpted "Triumphal March," and the aria "O patria mia" is sung by the titular daughter of Amonasro. Amneris and Radames appear in, for 10 points, what opera by Giuseppe Verdi about an Ethiopian princess in Egypt?
This opera's third act opens with violins, violas, and cello harmonics playing G in many octaves to evoke moonlight on the banks of a river.
Aida