In a recitative, the title character hears "Seditious voices!
The opening scene of this opera features the march and chorus "Dell' aura tua profetica" as well as a confession of a loss of love to the centurion Flavius. In a recitative, the title character hears "Seditious voices! And voices of war" and proclaims mighty Rome must "one day die" before entering in a prayer asking the addressee to "shed thy silvery light." Act I concludes with the trio "Oh! di qual sei tu vittima," in which the title character sings how her competitor in love has been deceived, and the title character of this opera prays in a cavatina called (*) "Casta diva." The title character of this work almost kills her two children but decides against it. The father of the title character of this work is Orevoso, and other characters include Adalgisa who loves Pollione. For 10 points, name this opera which ends with an entry into a pyre by the title druidic priestess, composed by Vincenzo Bellini.
The opening scene of this opera features the march and chorus "Dell' aura tua profetica" as well as a confession of a loss of love to the centurion Flavius.
Norma