Minor characters in this opera include a shepherd who greets the dawn at the beginning of the third act, a sacristan who leads a group of choirboys into the Sant'Andrea della Valle church in the first act, and the officer Sciarrone, who announces Napoleon's victory at the Battle of Marengo. Another character, Spoletta, is sent to find an escaped prisoner, Cesare Agnelotti, only to find that he has killed himself. He'd been hiding at the villa of a painter who sings the aria "Vittoria," Mario Cavaradossi, who is himself hiding from the Baron Scarpia. Featuring the aria "Vissi d'arte," FTP, give this opera, named for Cavaradossi's lover, an opera singer who leaps to her death, composed by Pucc
Minor characters in this opera include a shepherd who greets the dawn at the beginning of the third act, a sacristan who leads a group of choirboys into the Sant'Andrea della Valle church in the first act, and the officer Sciarrone, who announces Napoleon's victory at the Battle of Marengo. Another character, Spoletta, is sent to find an escaped prisoner, Cesare Agnelotti, only to find that he has killed himself. He'd been hiding at the villa of a painter who sings the aria "Vittoria," Mario Cavaradossi, who is himself hiding from the Baron Scarpia. Featuring the aria "Vissi d'arte," FTP, give this opera, named for Cavaradossi's lover, an opera singer who leaps to her death, composed by Puccini.
Minor characters in this opera include a shepherd who greets the dawn at the beginning of the third act, a sacristan who leads a group of choirboys into the Sant'Andrea della Valle church in the first act, and the officer Sciarrone, who announces Napoleon's victory at the Battle of Marengo.
{Tosca}