For 10 points, identify this opera which contains the "Dance of the Hours," written by Amilcare Ponchielli.
One character in this opera is dispatched to obtain three ships, but never has any singing roles. Isèpo disguises himself as a fisherman along with a character, who sings about writing an anonymous letter in the aria "O monumento" to be deposited in a structure whose title makes up the first act. That act opens with the title character of this opera leading her blind mother La Cieca around and is titled "The Lion's Mouth." The sight of a mother's rosary hanging around a neck in this opera leads the title character to reconsider murdering (*) Laura, whose husband Alvise Badoero is a leader of the Inquisition. "Cielo e mar" is sung by Enzo in this opera, whose libretto is by Arrigo Boito and whose most famous number, occuring in Act III, scene 2, is a ballet that signifies the passage of time. For 10 points, identify this opera which contains the "Dance of the Hours," written by Amilcare Ponchielli.
One character in this opera is dispatched to obtain three ships, but never has any singing roles.
La {Gioconda} [or The {Happy Woman}; or The {Ballad Singer}; or any {English translations} along those {lines}]