At the beginning of this opera, a chorus laments the death of a woman by singing "Ah, se intorno a quest'urna funesta." One character in this opera moves her lover by panicking in the aria "Che fiero momento." This opera ends with the its main charac
At the beginning of this opera, a chorus laments the death of a woman by singing "Ah, se intorno a quest'urna funesta." One character in this opera moves her lover by panicking in the aria "Che fiero momento." This opera ends with the its main characters, nymphs, and shepherds singing "Trionfi Amore!" in the Temple of Love. Its second act includes a scene set in the Elysian fields, which begins with the "Dance of the Blessed Spirits." The first of its composer's operas to break from the artificial complexity of opera seria, it ends with Amor restoring one of the title characters to life after her lover turns to embrace her. For 10 points, name this opera about a Greek musician who goes to the underworld and his wife, composed by Christoph Gluck.
At the beginning of this opera, a chorus laments the death of a woman by singing "Ah, se intorno a quest'urna funesta.
Orfeo ed Euridice [or Orpheus and Eurydice; or Orphee et Eurydice, even though the clues refer to the Italian version]