An opera by a composer born in this country uses the mistreatment of two fallen angels as an allegory for human trafficking. In one opera set in this country, slave girls dance to a fantasia on “Greensleeves”, reused from the “Das Frauengemach” movement of an earlier suite. That Busoni opera premiered on a double bill with his Arlecchino. The “Russian Sailors’ Dance” appears in a ballet that takes place in this country, Gliere’s The Red Poppy. The most famous aria from an opera set in this country begins with the protagonist singing the title phrase on a high D, then repeating it an octave lower. In that opera set in this country, a prince commands the stars to fade before declaring “vincero” [VIN-cheh-rho] in the aria “Nessun dorma”. For ten points, give this setting of Puccini’s Turandot.
An opera by a composer born in this country uses the mistreatment of two fallen angels as an allegory for human trafficking. In one opera set in this country, slave girls dance to a fantasia on “Greensleeves”, reused from the “Das Frauengemach” movement of an earlier suite. That Busoni opera premiered on a double bill with his Arlecchino. The “Russian Sailors’ Dance” appears in a ballet that takes place in this country, Gliere’s The Red Poppy. The most famous aria from an opera set in this country begins with the protagonist singing the title phrase on a high D, then repeating it an octave lower. In that opera set in this country, a prince commands the stars to fade before declaring “vincero” [VIN-cheh-rho] in the aria “Nessun dorma”. For ten points, give this setting of Puccini’s Turandot.
An opera by a composer born in this country uses the mistreatment of two fallen angels as an allegory for human trafficking.