In this opera's third act, a clarinet solo introduces an aria in which the tenor lead recalls his lover falling into his arms on a night when the "stars were shining." A character in this opera signs a safe conduct pass after being told where an esca
In this opera's third act, a clarinet solo introduces an aria in which the tenor lead recalls his lover falling into his arms on a night when the "stars were shining." A character in this opera signs a safe conduct pass after being told where an escaped prisoner is hiding. As her lover is tortured, this opera's title character asks why God has forsaken her, even though her entire life she has "lived for art." "E lucevan le stelle" and "Vissi d'arte" are arias from this opera, whose title character leaps from the Castel Sant'Angelo to her death after the execution of her lover, the painter Mario Cavaradossi. For 10 points, name this Giacomo Puccini opera about the title singer.