The baritone in this opera admits "I am still a servant / I've only changed masters" in the aria "Nemico della Patria" regetting that betrayed a former friend. The tenor sings
The baritone in this opera admits "I am still a servant / I've only changed masters" in the aria "Nemico della Patria" regetting that betrayed a former friend. The tenor sings "Credi al Destino?" in the second act after rejecting Roucher's offer of a passport because he is fascinated by a series of anonymous love letters signed with the name "Hope." In the first act the title character sings "Un di, all'azurro spazio" offending the attendees at Countess Coigny's ball, and later compares death to a "beautiful day in May" in the famous aria "Come un bel di di maggio." The soprano in this opera describes how her mother was killed by a mob that burned down her childhood home in the aria "La Mamma Morta," which is sung after Gerard reveals he signed a baseless indictment of the title character because of his jealousy over Maddalena. For 10 points, name this opera about the titular character poet who was executed during the French Revolution, by Umberto Giordano.
The baritone in this opera admits "I am still a servant / I've only changed masters" in the aria "Nemico della Patria" regetting that betrayed a former friend.
{Andrea Chenier}