The Battle of Marengo is a key plot event, and famous arias include "Vissi d'Arte" and "Recondita Armonia," sung respectively by the title heroine and her lover, Cavaradossi.
Maria Jerzita became famous for singing this works most famous soprano aria while lying flat on her back. In the 1990's, Placido Domingo, Caterina Malfitano and Ruggiero Raimondi starred in a production set in the actual locations and times specified in the libretto, those being the Church of St. Andrew in the Valley, the Farnese Palace, and the Mausoleum of Hadrian. The Battle of Marengo is a key plot event, and famous arias include "Vissi d'Arte" and "Recondita Armonia," sung respectively by the title heroine and her lover, Cavaradossi. For ten points, name this opera by Puccini whose heroine stabs Scarpio to death before throwing herself off the Castel Sant'Angelo.
Maria Jerzita became famous for singing this works most famous soprano aria while lying flat on her back.
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