The lead soprano's fourth-act aria in this opera is interrupted by her beloved singing from the tower in which he is imprisoned and an offstage choir accompanied only by church bells singing "Miserere.
An adagio sung by the title character in this opera features an unusual progressive tonal plan, beginning in F minor and ending in D-flat major. That aria in this opera is interrupted by a messenger telling of the capture of the title character's adoptive mother, whom he and Ruiz resolve to save from burning at the stake. The lead soprano's fourth-act aria in this opera is interrupted by her beloved singing from the tower in which he is imprisoned and an offstage choir accompanied only by church bells singing "Miserere." This opera's most famous number is sung by a group of gypsies as they begin to work at dawn and is named after its use of a unique percussion instrument. For 10 points, identify this opera that includes the Anvil Chorus and whose title character Manrico loves Leonora, a work by Giuseppe Verdi.
An adagio sung by the title character in this opera features an unusual progressive tonal plan, beginning in F minor and ending in D-flat major.
Il trovatore